Mallika City, 1905 A.D.

“City of culture and lifestyle”

Mallika is the retro-city reflecting the past Siamese lifestyle in the Chao Phraya River Basin. During the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V (1873-1910 A.D.), the people’s way of life in 1905 A.D. was plentifully changed. The most pronounced was the abolition of slavery. When freed, these former Siamese slaves had to live and earn a living by themselves without control and supports from their noblemen and masters anymore. They had to live a life of self-sufficiency, self-reliant, and in harmony with all other Siamese people. These changing patterns of lifestyle are the cornerstone of today’s Thai people.

Attractions

Saphan Han (Turnable bridge)

Saphan Han (Turnable bridge)

was named by its shape. In the past, it was a single sheet of wood laid across the canal. One end tied tightly to the bank, the other let loose. This way, it can be moved (or turned) allowing boats to pass through.
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Ancient Market Zone

Ancient Market Zone

In R.E.124, there were several market zones that were considered famous and modern for the era. They are Prange(Intersection) zone, divided into three sections (Prange Nara, Prange Phuthorn, and Prange Sappasard), Yaowarat zone and Bangrak zone.
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City Tower

City Tower

was simulated from the prison tower which was built to create an elevated observation point for supervising and preventing prisoner escapes. It is nowadays used as a scenery point of the Mallika city.
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Reuan Dieow

Reuan Dieow

is a detached house for commoners. People living in this type of house are mostly proletariats whose duty was to produce basic living needs such as farming for rice, vegetable and other plantation, weaving, and clothing.
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Reuan Khaha Bodi

Reuan Khaha Bodi

is for the rich. Inside Reuan Khaha Bodi displays lifestyle of ruling class, including various activities such as fruit & vegetable craving, flower & banana leaf decoration, and etc.
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Cooking Kitchen

Cooking Kitchen

includes rice production house, barn house, and preparing kitchen. It shows the process of rice winnowing, rice milling, rice pounding, and rice cooking by using a large frying pan.
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Reuan Hmoo

Reuan Hmoo

was used by the rich as a visitor reception. Wealthy Thai people could include high ranking officers or rich merchants. To own Thai traditional dance team to perform for their important visitors was also a popular idea among noblemen then.
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Reuan Pae

Reuan Pae

During that time, the most common mean to transport was by the river. Shop houses, thus, located on the river banks. There were also Ruen Pae or floating houses for trading or as café. Tonghoo, the most modern café of the era with its imported coffee beans, used its Ruen Pae to accommodate travelers.
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Jasmine Garden

Jasmine Garden

Mallika, by Thai dictionary, means Jasmine. There are more than a hundred species of jasmine in Thailand that are unknown to newer generations. Mallika city, then, built a jasmine garden collecting various kinds of jasmine for your eyes and noses.
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