The Historian · Chai · Bangkok
Ratchadamnoen Avenue
I walk the full length of this avenue several times a year. Most people drive it without looking. The buildings on both sides are a curriculum in Siamese nationalism.
Bangkok's answer to the Champs-Élysées, built by Rama V in 1899 to connect the old royal city with his new Dusit palace. Every building facing this avenue is a political proposition.
— Chai, The Historian
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