File:Samutprakarn PhraChulachomklao Fortress 2.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(1,129 × 729 pixels, file size: 1.98 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary[edit]

Description
English: Phra Chulachomklao Fortress, commonly known as “Pom Phra Chun”, was originally named Laem Fah Pha fortress. It is located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya Rivery in Laem Fah Pha subdistrict, Phra Samut Chedi district. With suitable strategic location to protect potential invasion, King Rama V ordered construction of this fortress, together with installation of western-style cannons and seven 155-millimetre Armstrong guns, then called “Suea Mob” guns, as main artillery.

Started in 1884, the construction was supervised by Phraya Yutthayothin or André du Plessis de Richelieu, a Danish naval officer who later asked for a change of the name to Phra Chulachom klao. Even though the construction was not fully completed, this fortress was used to battle against the French fleet during the so called “Franco-Siamese War”in April, 112 R.E. (1893).

A Monument of King Rama V was built at the front of the fortress in 1992in order to commemorate the strong determination of King Rama V to protect sovereignty of Thailand. Under the monument is a Naval History Park with history of the Royal Maeklong Warship and a collection of artillery on display.
Date
Source Work created under contract with the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Published with author's permission
Author Mr.Sivakrit Saravit

Licensing[edit]

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current09:28, 4 February 2015Thumbnail for version as of 09:28, 4 February 20151,129 × 729 (1.98 MB)ThailandPhoto (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Samutprakarn_PhraChulachomklao_Fortress_2.jpg&oldid=468648499"