Khaosan Road
 
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The Khaosan Road ( Thai ถนน ข้าวสาร , RTGS Thanon Khao San , [ tʰàʔnǒn kʰâw sǎːn ] - translated as "Road of the polished rice", other spelling: Kao Sarn Road) is a 400 meter long street in the Bang Lam Phu district (also: Banglampoo , Phra Nakhon district ) of the Thai capital Bangkok . It is located about one kilometer northeast of the Royal Palace and Wat Phra Kaeo .
Khaosan Road was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn . On a postcard from 1921, you can already see some wooden commercial buildings on both sides of the street. The name Khaosan comes from the commodity that was mainly sold here in the past: uncooked, white (that is, milled and polished) rice.
It has become known since the mid-1980s for its popularity with backpackers . The street is lined with several places to stay, bars, restaurants, second-hand bookshops, bespoke tailors, street vendors, tattoo shops and travel agencies. Increasingly, wholesalers for silver jewelry are settling here, who only sell to dealers. Accordingly, the street is changing. Rents are rising, so that many long-established businesses have to close and make room for branches of larger retail chains. Backpacker - hostels are being renovated and remodeled mid-priced hotels. There are now some hotels that also have a swimming pool.
From Khaosan Road, alleys lead to other bars and hotels. A parallel street, Soi Rambuttri, is also closed to normal car traffic. A few meters away there is a pedestrian zone, but it is less populated.
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Streams of people on the evening Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road in the evening
Street scene on Khaosan Road at night
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Coordinates: 13 ° 45 ′ 32.9 ″ N , 100 ° 29 ′ 48.3 ″ E