Bangkok - A Walking Tour - Sketches of the City's Architectural Treasures by Gregory Byrne Bracken 2nd edn (2010).pdf

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SECOND EDITION
BANGKOK
Sketches of the city’s architectural treasures...
Journey through Bangkok’s urban landscape
A WALKING TOUR
Visit the Grand Palace, Jim Thompson’s
House, Chatuchak Weekend Market,
Lumphini Park and many more...
12 maps and more
than 80 illustrations
G. Byrne Bracken
BANGKOK
Sketches of the city’s architectural treasures...
Journey through Bangkok’s urban landscape
A WALKING TOUR
Gregory Byrne Bracken
Marshall Cavendish
Editions
All text and illustrations by G. Byrne Bracken
Editor: Cheryl Sim
Designer: Benson Tan
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National Library Board (Singapore) Cataloguing in Publication Data
Byrne Bracken, G. (Gregory)
Bangkok : a walking tour / Gregory Byrne Bracken. – Singapore :
Marshall Cavendish Editions, c2010.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13 : 978-981-4302-22-7 (pbk.)
1. Walking – Thailand – Bangkok – Guidebooks. 2. Historic buildings – Thailand –
Bangkok – Guidebooks. 3. Historic sites – Thailand – Bangkok – Guidebooks.
4. Bangkok (Thailand) – Tours. 5. Bangkok (Thailand) – Guidebooks. I. Title.
915.93—dc22
DS589.B2
OCN646213057
Printed in Singapore by Times Printers Pte Ltd
Dedicated to the memory of my aunt and uncle,
Marian and Charles Byrne.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 5
Suggested Itineraries 6
Introduction 7
Notes 8
Checklist 13
WALKS
Prathunam 15
Wireless Road 27
Silom Road 39
Charoen Krung Road 53
Chinatown 65
Rattanakosin 79
Bang Lamphoo 97
Dusit District 111
Further Afield 127
Architectural Styles 137
Glossary 146
Listings 150
List of Illustrations 152
List of Maps 154
List of Icons 155
Index 156
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