Phlapphla Chai
street in Bangkok, Thailand
Phlapphla Chai (Thai: พลับพลาไชย, pronounced [pʰláp.pʰlāː t͡ɕʰāj]) is the name of a road in Bangkok's Pom Prap and Wat Thep Sirin sub-districts, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, and also the five-way intersection of the road with Luang and Maitri Chit Roads. It is also the name of the surrounding area in the northernmost of Bangkok's Chinatown.
The route
Phlapphla Chai Road branches off from the west side of Charoen Krung Road at Plaeng Nam Intersection, extending north and intersecting Luang and Maitri Chit Roads at Phlapphla Chai Intersection, continuing north until it reaches Bamrung Mueang Road in the Suan Mali quarter, with a total length of about 1.1 km (0.68 mi).
BMTA's bus line 2-9 (53) (inner city loop) is the only line running on this road (only in the section between Phlapphla Chai Intersection and the end of the road).
Along the road are Li Ti Meow Shrine, Wat Khanikaphon, Poh Teck Tung Foundation, Phlapphla Chai Police Stations 1 and 2, Tai Hong Kong Shrine, and Wat Thepsirin.
History
The name "Phlapphla Chai" comes from Wat Phlapphla Chai (วัดพลับพลาไชย), a Thai Buddhist temple situated at the southeast corner of the intersection. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya period and was originally known as Wat Khok (วัดโคก). The surrounding area once served as execution grounds, and numerous human skeletons have been unearthed. Furthermore, the edge of the temple was the location of Pom Prap Sattru Phai, one of the eight forts constructed along Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV); this fort later lent its name to the present-day Pom Prap Sattru Phai District. The temple was renamed Wat Phlapphla Chai during the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), when the area was used as a practice ground for the Wild Tiger Corps, a royal paramilitary unit founded by the king.
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