Some of these klongs are natural while others are man-made. When Rama 1 founded Ayuthaya and Rattanakosin, Thai engineers dug canals around the perimeter to protect the royal grounds. Other canals were dug across province to cut travelling time. The ease of river travel made boats the prevalent transportation until the mid 20th century when Bangkok abandoned the river travel for land travel. Since then a lot of major klongs had “disappeared”(see sketch).
This blog is a record of the sights and sounds during the Bangkok Architecture Fieldtrip 08 for Year 1. On this trip, the relationships between people, canals and living spaces are explored.
Some of these klongs are natural while others are man-made. When Rama 1 founded Ayuthaya and Rattanakosin, Thai engineers dug canals around the perimeter to protect the royal grounds. Other canals were dug across province to cut travelling time. The ease of river travel made boats the prevalent transportation until the mid 20th century when Bangkok abandoned the river travel for land travel. Since then a lot of major klongs had “disappeared” (see sketch).
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