English: Took this from the bus on the way to the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mahakan Fort is just one of the two remaining fortresses of medieval Bangkok (the other being Phra Sumen Fortress). It was built at a time when the old city of Bangkok was protected by moats.
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