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Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn (Thai: วัดชนะสงครามราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Chana Songkhram (Thai: วัดชนะสงคราม, is a second-class royal monastery in Chana Songkram Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, within area of Bang Lamphu opposite to Khaosan Road and next to Rambuttri Road.
The temple is located at 77 Chakrabongse Road, its an old monastery which was built before the first Rattanakosin period (before 1782). The former name is "Wat Klang Na" (วัดกลางนา; lit: temple in the middle of paddy field), later the reign of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I), Prince Maha Sura Singhanat (the king younger brother) granted Mon people and monks to lived in the area, renovated the temple to be resident of Mon monks. Later, King Phutthayotfa Chulalok gave the new name "Wat Thong Pu" (วัดตองปุ), refers to name of a town in Myanmar after the name of Mon temple in Ayutthaya and Lopburi in the reign King Phutthayotfa Chulalok. The temple became a center of Mon sect of Buddhism as he awarded to Mon soldiers who formed major troop in war with Burmese. After the war, the temple was restored and made the royal monastery, and then renamed again to be "Wat Chana Songkhram" which means victory of war temple as Thai gained victory over Burmese for three times between 1785–87 (Nine Armies' Wars, Tha Din Daeng campaign and Sam Sop, battle at Nakorn Lampang Pasang). |
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MRT Blue Line
By bus no., 10,12,19,35,42
Air condition bus no. : 8 , 12
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Food, Taste, Resturant
BL30 Sam Yot
- Wangburapa Cafe (บูรพา คาเฟ่)
- Gallery Drip Coffee Cafe
- Ha Tien Cafe' Bangkok (ฮาเตียน คาเฟ่ )
- Kao Moo Dang Nai Hui Resturant(ข้าวหมูแดงนายฮุยนาครสนุก)
- Daeng Phochana Resturant(แดงโภชนา วังบูรพา-สะพานเหล็ก)
- Sai Sa-at Noodle (ใสสะอาดก๋วยเตี๋ยวลูกชิ้นน้ำใส)
- On Lok Yun Resturant (ออน ล็อค หยุ่น)
- Kanom Khai Na Wang (ขนมไข่หน้าวังบูรพา)
- Khun Aeaw Rice and Curry Resturant(ข้าวแกงไฮโซคุณแอ๋ว)
Giant Swing (from BL30 Sam Yot 700 m)
- Ta Chai Sukhothai Noodles (ตาชัยก๋วยเตี๋ยวสุโขทัย)
- Krua Apsorn Resturant (ครัวอัปษร)
- Nai Uan Yen Ta Fo Resturant(นายอ้วนเย็นตาโฟบะเต็ง)
- Mit Ko Yuan Resturant(มิตรโกหย่วน)
- Mont Nomsod Cafe (มนต์นมสด)
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Shopping, Market, Department Store
BL30 Sam Yot
- Phahurat Road (Little India) from BL30 Sam Yot 550 m
- The Old Siam Shopping Plaza (ดิโอลด์สยามพลาซ่า) from BL30 Sam Yot 500 m |
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