๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ 1905 ๐ป๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ or ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ was constructed in the reign of Rama I after he had decided to extend the city from the west or Thonburi since King Thaksin's time to the east. There was also a canal excavation surrounding the city. ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐."๐บ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐" ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ until now.
It is two towering red pillars standing on a huge stone at a height of 21.15 meters. The lotus-flower-shaped pedestal is white exposed aggregate concrete. On the arch of the pedestal, placed an inscribed stone telling the history of Sao Chingcha. A pair of central pillars and two pairs of stilts with capital were all made of round lathed teak tree trunks. The frame connecting both capitals was carved beautifully. They were all painted in red. It is one of the architectures built for the Swing Ceremony or Ceremony of Tri-yampawai from an ancient Hindu epic. . The Giant Swing seen today is the new one which was rebuilt from 11th-13th September 2007. The new pillars were made of golden teak tree trunks from Prae. The Giant Swing has become one of the most historically important tourist attractions in Bangkok well known among Thais and foreigners. The architecture in the area near the Giant Swing including the Phra Nakorn area still remains in the style of the early Rattanakosin period.
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