{{short description|Road in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} [[File:ตึกแขกถนนทรงวาด 2.jpg|thumb|250px|An old corner building building at the start of Song Wat Road]]
'''Song Wat Road''' ({{langx|th|ถนนทรงวาด}}, {{RTGS|''Thanon Song Wat''}}, {{IPA|th|tʰā.nǒn sōŋ wâːt|pron}}) is a historic road in the [[Samphanthawong district]] of Bangkok, Thailand. It begins at [[Ratchawong Road]] near [[Ratchawong Pier]] and extends to Khao Lam Circle, where it meets [[Khao Lam Road, Bangkok|Khao Lam]] and [[Charoen Krung Road|Charoen Krung]] roads in [[Talat Noi]] subdistrict, in [[Sieng Kong]]. The road runs for {{convert|1.2|km|mi}}, following the [[Chao Phraya River]] for almost its entire length.
The name "Song Wat" translates to "drawing by the king". The road was built by King [[Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V) in 1892, following a great fire in the [[Sampheng]] area. The Siamese government aimed to expand roads and public utilities to a wider area. It is said that Chulalongkorn personally drew the road's route on the map with a pencil.
Construction was carried out in two phases: the first, from [[Chak Phet Road]] to Trok Rong Krata (now Yaowaphanit Road), was completed in 1892; the second, from Trok Rong Krata to Charoen Krung Road, was completed in 1907, resulting in the road's present form.<ref name="cp" />
Song Wat Road then developed to function as a main access to water transport in the area, with a number of minor roads and alleyways connecting with the port that served steamship communication between [[Chon Buri Province]], Ban Don ([[Surat Thani Province]]), and Bangkok, as well as barges running between seaside towns and the capital. Song Wat area therefore was the main transport passage for seafood, vegetables, and plants. The road is also the origin of the businesses of many [[Thai Chinese]] millionaire families, such as [[Chearavanont family|Chearavanont]] and [[Sirivadhanabhakdi family|Sirivadhanabhakdi]].<ref name="cp" />
Along the road, there are various [[places of worship]], such as Lao Pun Tao Kong Joss House, a [[Chinese temple architecture|Chinese folk shrine]]; Masjid Luang Kocha Itsahak, a [[mosque]] of the [[Islam in Thailand|Islamic]] faith; and [[Wat Pathum Khongkha]], a [[Wat|Thai Buddhist temple]].<ref name="cp">{{cite web|url= http://www.komchadluek.net/news/zogzag77/283322|work=[[Komchadluek]]|first=Pinanong|last=Panchuen |date=24 January 2017|title=ตึกสวยบนถนนทรงวาด |language=th|trans-title=Beautiful buildings on Song Wat road}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatownyaowarach.com/articles/42296598/%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%96%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%87_%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94_%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A.html|work=Chinatownyaowarach|title=ศาลเจ้าเล่าปุนเถ้ากง ถนนทรงวาด ย่านเยาวราช|language=thai|trans-title=Lao Pun Tao Kong Joss House, Song Wat road, Yaowarat neighbourhood}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lek-prapai.org/home/view.php?id=5271|work=Lek-Prapai.org|title=มัสยิด หลวงโกชา อิศหาก และตระกูลสมันตรัฐ ในท่ามกลางย่านการค้าท่านํ้าราชวงศ์ |language=th|date=25 April 2017|author=Lek-Prapai Foundation|trans-title=Masjid Luang Kocha Itsahak and Samantarat clan in the midst of the Ratchawong pier trade district}}</ref>
[[File:Bangkok IMG 1820-IMG 1824 (7111541047).jpg|thumb|250px|left|Row of old [[shophouse]]s on the Song Wat Road]]
Song Soem Road (ถนนทรงเสริม, {{RTGS|''Thanon Song Soem''}}, {{IPA|th|tʰā.nǒn sōŋ sɤ̌ːm|}}), which branches off from Song Wat, is considered the shortest road in Thailand, at only {{convert|20|m|ft}}, ending at a pier on the Chao Phraya River. On the opposite bank are [[Lhong 1919]] and the [[Wanglee House]].<ref>{{cite web|title=เยาวราช ถนนมังกรไม่เคยหลับ |url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/479660|work=[[Thairath]]|author=Baray|date=8 February 2015|language=th|trans-title=Yaowarat the sleepless dragon road}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lhong 1919 |url=http://bk.asia-city.com/bangkok-venue/lhong-1919|work=BK}}</ref>
In 2023, Song Wat Road was named 39th among 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world by [[Time Out Group|Time Out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/travel/coolest-neighbourhoods-in-the-world|work=Time Out|title=The 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world|date=16 October 2023|accessdate=7 March 2024}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Bangkok's Chinatown]]
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