Utthayan Road
Utthayan Road | |
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 Utthayan road (Aksa road) in 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 13°46′41″N 100°20′52″E / 13.778192°N 100.347753°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Seat | Thawi Watthana |
| Khwaeng | 01 |
| Established | February 27, 1999 |
| Postal code | 10170 |
Utthayan Road or Thanon Utthayan (Thai: ถนนอุทยาน), formerly named Aksa Road, is the road in Thailand which connects Phutthamonthon #3 Road of Bangkok and Phutthamonthon #4 Road of Nakhon Pathom Province. This road has 3.98 kilometers length and 90 meters width. An identifying feature of this road is 979 swan-shaped light poles along it and a 30-meter canal with 3 fountains in the middle of the road.[1]
History
Aksa Road was started in 1955, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the Prime Minister of Thailand, to celebrate the 25th Buddhist century. The construction was halted when the prime minister was seized power by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat in 1957. Finally, the project was brought back when Mr.Banharn Silpa-archa was the prime minister.[2]
The construction of Aksa Road was a project for commemorating His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 50th Birthday Celebration in 1996 and beautifying Phutthamonthon, the important place of Buddhism. The budget of this project was 1,068,987,571 baht which is the highest-budget road in Thailand, and then this road was completed on February 27, 1999.[3]
To name "Aksa road" came from the Axis Power countries, Germany, Italy and Japan, who fought with the Allied Countries, USA, England and France, in the World War II because Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram joined the War with the Axis Power countries.[4] On the other hand, after completing construction, the Fine Arts Department suggested that the name "Aksa" meant "Core" suited this road because it connected Phutthamonthon Road #3 and Phutthamonthon Road #4 together. Later, King Rama IX graciously gave the new name for this road as "Utthayan Road" which related to the word "Phutthamonthon".
Nowadays, Utthayan Road is a famous place for Songkran Festival like Khaosan Road and Silom Road[5], however, all Songkran activities were forbidden by Bangkok because of the safety concerns in 2017.[6] During the Thai political crisis 2013 – 2014, Utthayan Road was a place that The United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) used for the mobilization on April 5th – 6th, 2014 and May 10th, 2014 which continued until the coup on May 22nd, 2014.[7]
Nearby Places
- Phutthamonthon
- Thanon Borommaratchachonnani
- Thawi Watthana Canal Road
- Thonburi Market
- Thawee Wanarom Park
- Thawiwatthana Palace
References
- ↑ Phanya Nirunkul (Presenter) (April 5, 2002). Fanpantae (Television production). Bangkok: Workpoint Entertainment.
- ↑ "ถนนอักษะ". royin.go.th (in Thai). Office of the Royal Society. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 20 May 2010.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "การออกแบบปรับปรุงฟื้นฟูภูมิทัศน์ถนนอุทยาน". bangkok.go.th (in Thai). Thawiwatthana District Office.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "ถนนอุทยาน-ถนนอักษะ". the-than.com (in Thai). เดอะแดน.คอม.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "อย่างเฟี้ยว! ย้อนดูบรรยากาศ 'วันสงกรานต์ในอดีต' คนไทยสมัยปู่ย่า เขาฉลองสงกรานต์ยังไง". admissionpremium.com. P' แพว AdmissionPremium. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "กทม.สั่งงดเล่นสงกรานต์ ถนนอักษะ-เลียบคลองทวี". dailynews.co.th (in Thai). Daily News. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 9 April 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "ย้อนรอย ถนนอักษะ พื้นที่ชุมนุมทางการเมืองแห่งใหม่ของประเทศไทย". sanook.com (in Thai). Sanook. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2 April 2014.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
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