The forts were built to Bangkok King Rama I.
Bangkok established as the new capital 1782nd The
Destruction of Ayutthaya by the Burmese in 1767 still fresh on
his eyes was the safety critical condition.
The new capital if and in far more defensible position
the former capitals, Thon Buri, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, had
be strengthened.
The defense of the Rattanakosin rested on four pillars: the Chao
Phraya River, amajor water obstacle, rings, the channel
create a defensive belt of moats, ramparts and the
Bangkok forts.
Lod Canal was already in existence, dug during the reign of
King Taksin (1767 - 1782) as the capital or in
Thonburi. The channel was renamed Asadang Canal in 1982,
Asadang after Prince, a son of King Chulalongkorn, or King
Rama V
With the Chao Phraya River in the west and Lod-channel on the
East, dug a second channel ring1785 out of 10,000 Khmer
Prisoners of war. This channel of Banglampu in the extended
North to the present Phra Pok Klao Bridge in the south and
turned the city into an island - Rattanakosin Iceland.
The second canal ring was called Rob Krung () around the city.
Today, this channel is called Banglampu Canal in the north and
Ong-Ang Canal in the south.
A protective wall built along the canal. Fourteen
Bangkok forts and lookout towers along theChao Phraya
River and the Rob Krung Canal increased defense of the city.
Unfortunately, all that remains today are two forts, a part of the
the old city walls and an old gate.
Of the two Bangkok forts that still exist, is the first Fort
Phra Sumen the north at the mouth of the Chao Phraya
Banglampu river and canal.
The second fort is Fort Mahakarn for the Rob Krung
Channel in the east, near the temple of Wat Saket Golden
Mt. About200 meters from the old city wall along Maha Chai
Road still stands, and so is the old gate.
From 1851 - 54, during the reign of King Rama IV, the third
Ring Canal was built. This was the Padung Krung Kasem
Canal, the longest of the three rings canal stretches from
Thewet in the north, past the Hua Lam Pong Station in Bangrak
South. This time, Chinese laborers dug the canal.
During the reign of King Rama I, threats of invasion
still strong. The Bangkok forts and canals, provided that the
Protection and security for the survival of new capital
transformed the modern metropolis of today.
Find out what's behind the old wall at Fort
Mahakarn living heritage.
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