Praisaniyakhan
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Praisaniyakhan[1][2] (Thai: ไปรษณียาคาร, lit. 'Postal Building') is the original location of the Post Department, which was Thailand’s first postal office. The office stood on the eastern bank of Chao Phraya River at the mouth of Khlong Ong Ang (Ong Ang Canal) in Phra Nakhon side near the area of Pak Khlong Talat, right on the south of Memorial Bridge. It is a three-storey striking white Western-style building.
"Praisaniyakhan" (ไปรสะนียาคาร) building was built in 1871 as the residence of Phra Prichakonlakan (Sam-ang Amattayakun), the former governor of Prachinburi, eastern Siam (former name of Thailand) who was later charged with treason for the corruption in the operation of a gold mine in Kabin Buri. Phra Prichakonlakan was executed on November 24, 1879 and his assets were seized.
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) had borne the divine kindness in the establishment of the Thai postal service on August 4, 1883. Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse chaired the first director-general of the Post and Telegraph Department and had used the residence of Phra Prichakonlakan as the postal office by naming it "Praisaniyakhan".
In the revolution of 1932, Praisaniyakhan was the first target that the People’s Party (Khana Ratsadon) had eyed to seize as it was the communication hub in which telegramming and phoning system must be cut off. The mission was led by the civil faction of the People’s Party, comprising Khuang Abhaiwongse and Prayoon Pamornmontri, the latter who previously worked here before and knew well of inside movements. Guarded by a few members of the navy faction of the People’s Party, the seizure and communication suspensions had to start by 4:00 a.m. and must be complete no later than 5:00 a.m. to prevent suspicion of outsiders. Despite the success of the People’s Party, one staff fled and reported to the police at Chakkrawat Police Station nearby. Then Police Lieutenant General Phraya Athikarnprakat (Loui Chatikavanij) who served as director-general of Police Department, hastened to Bangkhunphrom Palace to report the situation to Fleet Admiral Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan, who served as the regent.[3]
Praisaniyakhan was demolished in 1982 for the construction of Phra Pok Klao Bridge on the occasion of the 200th-anniversary celebration of Rattanakosin Kingdom (Bangkok), which parallels Memorial Bridge on the south side. The current building is a replica built on the plot of land nearest to the original site in order to use as the Thailand’s postal museum. It was built in 2003 by the Department of Highways with a budget of six million baht completed in 2010.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sunny side of the street". Bangkok Post. 2020-06-25.
- ^ "A Leisurely Day Spent in Bangkok's Old Town Area of Pak Khlong Talat – Memorial Bridge". tatcontactcenter.com. 2021-03-31.
- ^ นายหนหวย. ทหารเรือปฏิวัติ. กรุงเทพฯ : สำนักพิมพ์มติชน, พฤศจิกายน 2555 (พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 3). 124 หน้า. หน้า 46, 70-72. ISBN 9789740210252 Thai: ภาษาไทย
- ^ พิพัฒน์ ชูวรเวช, พ.ต.อ. นายแพทย์. ตำนานแสตมป์ไทยสำหรับนักสะสม. กรุงเทพ : อรุณการพิมพ์, พ.ศ. 2546. 264 หน้า. หน้า หน้าที่. ISBN 974-91019-9-5 Thai: ภาษาไทย
- ^ "ทางหลวงชนบทจับมือปณท มอบอาคาร'ไปรสนียาคาร'". Thairath (in Thai). 2010-02-11.
External links
[edit]- "Praisaneeyakan (Post Office Building)". Thai Museums Database.