Phra Nakhon District

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Phra Nakhon District is Bangkok’s historic core, renowned for its concentration of royal, religious, and cultural landmarks, including Thailand’s most important palaces and temples.

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Phra Nakhon District canonical 20
Phra Nakhon old town 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district of Bangkok
historic district
borders Bangkok Yai District (across Chao Phraya River)
Dusit District, Bangkok
surface form: Dusit District

Khlong San District (across Chao Phraya River)
Pom Prap Sattru Phai District
Samphanthawong District
Thonburi district
surface form: Thon Buri District (across Chao Phraya River)
capitalOf Bangkok
surface form: Bangkok (as historic core)
contains Bangkok City Pillar Shrine vicinity
Banglamphu
Democracy Monument
Giant Swing
Government House vicinity (historic government area)
Grand Palace
Khao San Road
Loha Prasat
Ministry of Defence of Thailand
surface form: Ministry of Defence (Thailand) headquarters

National Museum Bangkok
National Theatre Bangkok
Phra Athit Road
Ratchadamnoen Avenue
surface form: Ratchadamnoen Avenue sections

Rattanakosin Island
Sanam Luang
Thammasat University
surface form: Thammasat University Tha Prachan Campus

Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
Wat Chana Songkhram
Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit
Wat Pho
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
surface form: Wat Phra Kaew

Wat Ratchanadda
Wat Saket (near boundary, often associated)
Wat Suthat
country Thailand
knownFor Buddhist temples
cultural landmarks
royal palaces
tourism
language Thai
locatedIn Bangkok
Central Thailand
partOf Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
role center of royal and religious institutions in Bangkok
historic core of Bangkok
timeZone Indochina Time
traversedBy Chao Phraya River
surface form: Chao Phraya River (along western boundary)
utcOffset +7

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Palace locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
Democracy Monument locatedInDistrict Phra Nakhon District
Khao San Road locatedInAdministrativeArea Phra Nakhon District
Wat Pho locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
Rama VIII Bridge district Phra Nakhon District
Rama VIII Bridge connects Phra Nakhon District
Outer Court locatedInAdministrativeEntity Phra Nakhon District
subject surface form: Outer Court (Grand Palace)
Emerald Buddha image locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
subject surface form: Emerald Buddha
Sanam Luang locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
Temple of the Emerald Buddha locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
Ratchadamnoen Avenue locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
Rattanakosin Island partOf Phra Nakhon District
this entity surface form: Phra Nakhon old town
Reclining Buddha locatedIn Phra Nakhon District
subject surface form: Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho)
Phra Mondop district Phra Nakhon District
Dusit District, Bangkok nearby Phra Nakhon District
subject surface form: Dusit District
Supreme Court of Thailand locatedIn Phra Nakhon District