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Die große Pagode in Bangkok und Auffahrt der königlich preußischen Gesandtschaft zur Audienz beim ersten König von Siam.
| Article ID | ASS1358 |
Title | Die große Pagode in Bangkok und Auffahrt der königlich preußischen Gesandtschaft zur Audienz beim ersten König von Siam. |
Description | View shows the temple Wat Arun in Bnagkok. This is located on the western bank of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya. |
| Year | ca. 1880 |
Artist | Anonymus |
Historical Description | Bangkok since 1782 the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. Bangkok originally formed only a small fishing village on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya. In 1511 it was recorded for the first time on a Portuguese map. Around 1680, there were only three inhabited places south of the village: a customs house, the factories called Fort Amsterdam built by the Dutch in 1622, and the village of Ban Vat. Even during the historical period of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, the village developed into a sizable trading port and important stopping point on the water route to the capital. The origin of today's Bangkok lies in the small town of Thonburi, now part of the capital, on the western bank of the Chao Praya. General Taksin made Thonburi the new capital in 1772, after the capital of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya had been largely destroyed in the war with Burma in 1767. Ten years later, the new King Rama I, founder of the Chakri dynasty that still reigns today, moved the seat of government to the eastern bank and began to develop the area called Rattanakosin, with the village of Bang Kok then inhabited mainly by Chinese, into the capital along the lines of the former residence city. In those days, the whole city was crisscrossed by a dense network of canals (khlongs). Most of the traffic took place on these khlongs. Even the markets took place on the water ("floating markets"). There were hardly any streets. At that time Bangkok was sometimes called the Venice of the East. Most of the khlongs were filled in one after the other from the middle of the 19th century to make room for the steadily increasing road traffic and the growing city. |
| Place of Publication | Germany |
| Dimensions (cm) | 17,5 x 24 cm |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Wood engraving |
Reproduction:
13.50 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )