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[[file:ตึกแถวเสาชิงช้า214.jpg|thumb|250px|Old [[shophouse]]s on the boundary between Bamrung Mueang and Dinso Roads near Devasathan.]] |
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[[file:Dinso Rd.jpg|thumb|350px|Dinso Road at front of [[Devasathan]] looks towards [[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration|Bangkok City Hall]] and [[Democracy Monument]]]] |
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Its name meaning "pencil road", due to its location in the past was a community of people who have a career in making pencils for sale called "Yan Pa Dinso", presumably being a community that has been around for a long time since the [[Ayutthaya period]]. Aside from a career in pencil making, they also produce white clay fillers as well (white clay filler in Thai also known as dinso). |
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| ⚫ | '''Dinso Road''' ({{langx|th|ถนนดินสอ}}, {{RTGS|''Thanon Dinso''}}, {{IPA|th|tʰā.nǒn dīn.sɔ̌ː|pron}}, {{Literal translation|Pencil Road}}) is a road in the area of [[Rattanakosin Island]] or [[Bangkok]]'s old town zone. It begins at the corner of the [[Giant Swing]] from [[Bamrung Mueang Road|Bamrung Mueang]] and [[Ti Thong Road]]s at front of the [[Devasathan]] and runs past the side of [[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration|Bangkok City Hall]] parallel to [[Siriphong Road]], then cuts across [[Ratchadamnoen Avenue]] at the [[Democracy Monument]], passing Satriwittaya School and Wat Bowon Niwet School in the [[Banglamphu]] area. The road then reaches its end at the foot of [[Wan Chat Bridge]], where it intersects with [[Phra Sumen Road]] and Prachathipatai Road, extending for a total length of {{Convert|850|m|ft}}.The later section has [[one-way traffic]]. |
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Historically, the area around Dinso Road was home to a community of pencil-makers whose origins stretch back to the [[Ayutthaya period]], during which the area was known as Yan Pa Dinso ({{Langx|th|ย่านป่าดินสอ|lit=Pencil Forestland}}). Aside from a pencils, they also produced white clay fillers, which are also known in Thai as ''dinso''. |
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| ⚫ | The construction of Dinso Road began in 1898 and was completed the following year, corresponding to the reign of King [[Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V). The road was constructed in order to expand the traffic of the city, and was at the time named Ban Dinso Road ({{Langx|th|ถนนบ้านดินสอ|lit=Pencil House Road}}). Chulalongkorn presided over the official opening ceremony on November 15, 1899. |
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| ⚫ | Like other roads |
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| ⚫ | Like other roads in the vicinity, the modern Dinso Road is full of restaurants, bookstores, milk café, sweet shops, as well as [[hostel]]s. Some of them was chosen to be [[Bib Gourmand]] from [[Michelin Guide|2019 Michelin Guide]] as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/bangkok-restaurant-reviews/pad-thai-fai-ta-lu|title=Pad Thai Fai Ta Lu|work=BK}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.resource.lib.su.ac.th/rattanakosin/index.php/2014-10-27-08-52-32/2015-10-20-06-43-57|title=ชุมชนถนนดินสอ|trans-title=Dinso road community|language=thai|work=Information Centre of Rattanakosin Island}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.silpa-mag.com/history/article_10701|title=ถนนดินสอ|trans-title=Dinso Road|first=Sansanee|last=Veerasinchai|date=2017-07-16|language=thai|work= [[Sinlapa Watthanatham]]}}</ref> |
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Dinso Road (Thai: ถนนดินสอ, RTGS: Thanon Dinso, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn dīn.sɔ̌ː], lit. 'Pencil Road') is a road in the area of Rattanakosin Island or Bangkok's old town zone. It begins at the corner of the Giant Swing from Bamrung Mueang and Ti Thong Roads at front of the Devasathan and runs past the side of Bangkok City Hall parallel to Siriphong Road, then cuts across Ratchadamnoen Avenue at the Democracy Monument, passing Satriwittaya School and Wat Bowon Niwet School in the Banglamphu area. The road then reaches its end at the foot of Wan Chat Bridge, where it intersects with Phra Sumen Road and Prachathipatai Road, extending for a total length of 850 metres (2,790 ft).The later section has one-way traffic.
Historically, the area around Dinso Road was home to a community of pencil-makers whose origins stretch back to the Ayutthaya period, during which the area was known as Yan Pa Dinso (Thai: ย่านป่าดินสอ, lit. 'Pencil Forestland'). Aside from a pencils, they also produced white clay fillers, which are also known in Thai as dinso.
The construction of Dinso Road began in 1898 and was completed the following year, corresponding to the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The road was constructed in order to expand the traffic of the city, and was at the time named Ban Dinso Road (Thai: ถนนบ้านดินสอ, lit. 'Pencil House Road'). Chulalongkorn presided over the official opening ceremony on November 15, 1899.
Like other roads in the vicinity, the modern Dinso Road is full of restaurants, bookstores, milk café, sweet shops, as well as hostels. Some of them was chosen to be Bib Gourmand from 2019 Michelin Guide as well.[1] [2] [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pad Thai Fai Ta Lu". BK.
- ^ "ชุมชนถนนดินสอ" [Dinso road community]. Information Centre of Rattanakosin Island (in Thai).
- ^ Veerasinchai, Sansanee (2017-07-16). "ถนนดินสอ" [Dinso Road]. Sinlapa Watthanatham (in Thai).