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Sao Chingcha Subdistrict
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[[file:เสาชิงช้า01.jpg|thumb|250px|The eponymous Sao Chingcha.]]
[[file:Bangkok Government Building.jpg|thumb|250px|Bangkok City Hall and Townspeople Ground.]]
[[file:เทวสถาน (โบสถ์พราหมณ์) เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพมหานคร.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Brahma]] Shrine inside Devasathan.]]
'''Sao Chingcha''' () is an one of 12 ''[[khwaeng]]'' (subdistrict) of [[Phra Nakhon]] District, [[Bangkok]].
==History==
Its name after "[[Sao Chingcha]]" or internationally known as "Giant Swing", a towering structure in [[Hinduism]]. It was built in the early [[Rattanakosin]] era, after the establishment of Bangkok as the new capital by King [[Rama I]], only two years. Sao Chingcha was created to perform a Hindu ritual known as "[[Triyampawai ceremony|Triyampawai]]", believed to welcome Mahesh ([[Shiva]]) and [[Narayana]] (Vishnu) to visit the human world.
After the [[ Siamese revolution of 1932|Siamese revolution in 1932]], this ritual were reduced in importance, which was held for the last time in 1934 during King [[Rama VII]]'s reign. However, Sao Chingcha still stands in the same place and has been renovated many times. It was listed as a registered [[Cultural heritage conservation in Thailand|national ancient monument]] by [[Fine Arts Department]] in 1949.<ref name=so></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Currently, Sao Chingcha is well-known in one of Bangkok's symbols and landmarks.<ref name=so/>
The area around Sao Chingcha was formerly a community and market in the name of "Talat Sao Chingcha". In 1972 after amalgamating theactivities of the Metropolis of Krung Thep (Phra Nakhon) and [[Thon Buri]], The Krung Thep and Thon Buri Provincial Administrations, the Metropolitan City Municipality and Sanitation Administration into the "[[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration]]" (BMA), Bangkok City Hall therefore was built on the site of Talat Sao Chingcha. It was designed by a Thai architect Prince Samaichalerm Kridakorn. Traders of Talat Sao Chingcha has to move to a new location, which is the nearby [[Trok Mo Market|Talat Trok Mo]] in present day.<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Geography==
Sao Chingcha is considered to be an area in the inner city of Bangkok or [[Rattanakosin Island]].
It is bordered by neighbouring subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Bowon Niwet ([[Khlong Lot]] Wat Ratchanadda is a divider line), [[Samran Rat]] ([[Bamrung Mueang Road]] is a divider line), Wat Ratchabophit (Bamrung Mueang Road is a divider line), San Chaopho Suea ([[Tanao Road]] is a divider line), respectively. All in its district.
A world-class tourist attraction [[Wat Suthat]], indeed, it is located in the area of Wat Ratchabophit.<ref name=chin></ref>
==Places==
*Giant Swing
*[[Devasathan]]
*Bangkok City Hall and Townspeople Ground
*[[Wat Mahannapharam]]<ref name=chin/>
==References==
[[category:Phra Nakhon District]]
[[category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]]
[[file:Bangkok Government Building.jpg|thumb|250px|Bangkok City Hall and Townspeople Ground.]]
[[file:เทวสถาน (โบสถ์พราหมณ์) เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพมหานคร.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Brahma]] Shrine inside Devasathan.]]
'''Sao Chingcha''' () is an one of 12 ''[[khwaeng]]'' (subdistrict) of [[Phra Nakhon]] District, [[Bangkok]].
==History==
Its name after "[[Sao Chingcha]]" or internationally known as "Giant Swing", a towering structure in [[Hinduism]]. It was built in the early [[Rattanakosin]] era, after the establishment of Bangkok as the new capital by King [[Rama I]], only two years. Sao Chingcha was created to perform a Hindu ritual known as "[[Triyampawai ceremony|Triyampawai]]", believed to welcome Mahesh ([[Shiva]]) and [[Narayana]] (Vishnu) to visit the human world.
After the [[ Siamese revolution of 1932|Siamese revolution in 1932]], this ritual were reduced in importance, which was held for the last time in 1934 during King [[Rama VII]]'s reign. However, Sao Chingcha still stands in the same place and has been renovated many times. It was listed as a registered [[Cultural heritage conservation in Thailand|national ancient monument]] by [[Fine Arts Department]] in 1949.<ref name=so></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Currently, Sao Chingcha is well-known in one of Bangkok's symbols and landmarks.<ref name=so/>
The area around Sao Chingcha was formerly a community and market in the name of "Talat Sao Chingcha". In 1972 after amalgamating theactivities of the Metropolis of Krung Thep (Phra Nakhon) and [[Thon Buri]], The Krung Thep and Thon Buri Provincial Administrations, the Metropolitan City Municipality and Sanitation Administration into the "[[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration]]" (BMA), Bangkok City Hall therefore was built on the site of Talat Sao Chingcha. It was designed by a Thai architect Prince Samaichalerm Kridakorn. Traders of Talat Sao Chingcha has to move to a new location, which is the nearby [[Trok Mo Market|Talat Trok Mo]] in present day.<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Geography==
Sao Chingcha is considered to be an area in the inner city of Bangkok or [[Rattanakosin Island]].
It is bordered by neighbouring subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Bowon Niwet ([[Khlong Lot]] Wat Ratchanadda is a divider line), [[Samran Rat]] ([[Bamrung Mueang Road]] is a divider line), Wat Ratchabophit (Bamrung Mueang Road is a divider line), San Chaopho Suea ([[Tanao Road]] is a divider line), respectively. All in its district.
A world-class tourist attraction [[Wat Suthat]], indeed, it is located in the area of Wat Ratchabophit.<ref name=chin></ref>
==Places==
*Giant Swing
*[[Devasathan]]
*Bangkok City Hall and Townspeople Ground
*[[Wat Mahannapharam]]<ref name=chin/>
==References==
[[category:Phra Nakhon District]]
[[category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]]
November 03, 2019 at 07:29AM
