Nakhon Sawan Road

Terrain

General Condition

Highways that are still in use today

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Chao Phraya River, Saen Saep Canal

Geological conditions

Holocene sediments

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Nakhon Sawan Road There is a starting point at Phan Fa Lilat Bridge. The area that separates Phan Fa Lilat from the end of Ratchadamnoen Klang Road Fry through Chakraphat Phong Intersection Pass the deva junction across the Devakam Rangrak Bridge Area of ​​the fortress defeated area and ends at Nang Loeng intersection intersection with Phitsanulok Road In front of the Royal Palace Association or Nang Loeng racecourse Dusit area The total distance is 1.31 kilometers.

Nakhon Sawan Road, formerly known as "Talad Road", was built during the reign of King Rama V and was renamed to Nakhon Sawan Road as it is today in the reign of King Rama VI on February 16, 1919 to honor His Majesty. Her Royal Highness Prince Paripat Sukhumphan Krom Phra Nakhon Sawan Worapinit or Important royal family

Nakhon Sawan Road area It is the location of Nang Loeng Market. Thailand's first land market It is a long-established community with many products for sale. especially various kinds of food such as Kluai Khaek, dessert cups and many Thai desserts. Moreover, the buildings in this area are old and have beautiful architecture as well.

In 2014, the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority carried out a project to construct a water supply pipe with a diameter of 1,000 millimeters by pushing pipes through Nakhon Sawan Road from Chakraphat Phong Road to Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, as well as constructing 8 ponds and receiving ponds, which have works. Some of them had to be excavated in the archaeological area of ​​Fort Mahakan and nearby areas.

The Fine Arts Department has authorized the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority to operate the project by requiring 6 archaeological excavations under the control of archaeologists. Warorat Company Limited has been hired to operate from the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority and is therefore responsible. in archaeological excavations and keep an eye on the construction of the water pipes.

Important archaeological evidence

1. Road

The road, which is believed to be a pedestrian walkway found between Mahakan Fort and Phan Fa Leilas Bridge, is lined with bricks, arranged in a single layer of bricks, using bricks measuring 15x30x7 centimeters, laying in a double weave, and using bricks measuring 20x40x10 centimeters. The curb using a brick ridge is erected with a road width of 1 meter. The road is 100 centimeters below the current soil surface level, parallel to Ratchadamnoen Road. This road or pedestrian probably dates back to the early Rattanakosin period.

2. Drainage

The drainage ditch found has two lines, the first line is made of bricks measuring 11x22x6 centimeters, made a 10 centimeter groove, the second line is made of bricks measuring 15x30x7 centimeters, aligned parallel to the first line. The two lines were placed 10 centimeters apart, probably during the reign of King Rama IV-5

3.Building

Found the floor and base of the building, the floor was covered with tiles. The tiles are 30x30 centimeters in size, and the structures found may have been dated before 1943. The building was found in the William Hunt series of aerial photographs. which was taken around the year 1943

In a series of documents for the Royal Department, the Cabinet Secretary on March 8, 1953, the Fine Arts Department at that time wrote to the Prime Minister about various reasons. That should not demolish the Mahakan Fort and there is a story about the toilet building and paintings. making the city feel more beautiful But in fact, this fort obscured a part of the faeces, that is, the public toilet, the cluttered shophouse. This may be seen from Ratchadamnoen Road and has presented a comparative painting of the landscape with the fort and after the fort was dismantled from this drawing, giving us an idea of ​​the characteristics of the public toilet building unearthed above.