Time barrier
……….Behind the white wall stretching away from Mahakan Fort lies a small old community…stepping through are of the seemingly invisible gates you enter what seems a lost world.
Local architecture> The first thing to catch your eye most certainly will be the Chum Chon Baan Mai Boran or old wooden houses Rattanakosin’s only community with such houses in perfect condition. Here is a good place to see the evolution of Thai traditional wooden houses: from the steep pointed roofs in the earlier Rattanakosin period, to the gingerbread fretwork of houses from the eras of King Rama Ⅴ-Ⅶ, to today’s contemporarily built wooden homes. Get here quick, the city has been planning to turn the area into a park for the past several years.
Local arts and culture> Traditional residential area for the city’s artisans. Among the original crafts were wooden birdcages and Thai classical music instruments; some still being built here today on weekends, if you are lucky, you might catch some classical Thai music and dance. Head to the wooden house in the front of the community’s courtyard to see instructors hosting their classes in this historically noteworthy location.
BKK note: The early Rattanakosin community had as 14 fortresses but only two remain: Mahakan Fort near Phan Fa Bridge and Phrasumain Fort (shown below) on Phra Athit Road
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