The lively area of The Phra Chan today used to be the Palace of Prince Prachank Sillapakhom who
dedicated the land to the privy purse, later the area was rent by a ferry company. The Phra Chan
was an old community of Bangkok. It is busy and crowed durng the datime because it has a
ferry jetty to serve people from Siriraj Hospital on the west Bank of ChaoPhraya river, Thammasat
and Sillapakorn Universities onthe east, and people working nearby from Tha Phra Chan area to
the Roayl Field (Sanam Luang), There is a small road called Phra Chan Road, This road is one of
the oldest roads in Bangkok, on the northern side of the road there exists the wall of The Crown Prince Palace, and The other side is the area of Wat Mahathat, The Road is sheltered by big
Pradoo trees.
Tha Phra Chan ท่าพระจันทร์
Siriraj Hospital / Tha Wang Lang
Wat Mahatat
