Wat Dhevaraj Goonchon another ancient temple of Thailand, built in year 1307, during the Ayutthaya Dynasty, it was a common temple then, was called 'Wat Samo Krang' by the people. Later on H.M. King Rama IV accepted it as Royal Temple and gave the name 'Wat Dhevaraj Goonchon'.

H.M. King Rama IV named this temple after Price Pitak Dheves, son of King Rama II because Price Pitak had been a patron of this temple for a long time.

At presently, this temple is a Royal Temple, Third Class, it had importance on history, beauty of architecture of the temple hall, pavilion with entrance on all four sides. Thai style sermon hall as well as interior paintings and the adapted Thai art on the walls.

In Bangkok, the question is not where do you live, but more specifically, which Soi do you live in? Because in the ever expansiveness of modern Bangkok, Soi, meaning alley or small lane in Thai, remains the source of vitality where the energy springs forth onto the streets and spills over into the networks of main roads that make up this exciting capital.

Most Bankokians have their homes in the million Soi's and sub-Soi's forking out from the streets in every direction, and what's most cherished about Soi life is the intimacy that comes with an old-fashioned neighborhood where everybody knowns each other by his first name.

Even before they arrive, most Thailand visitors know of Khao San Road as a famous backpacker enclave, either through travel guides or via the best-selling book and film The Beach. But few are aware of the Thai scene that makes it one of the most culturally diverse and entertaining areas in Bangkok.

Khao San Road is located in the Banglamphu sub-district of Phra Nakhon district about 1 kilometer north from the Grand Palace with Wat Phra Kaew

For many years from the mid-1980s Thais avoided the then grungy guest-houses, shy of encountering the “weird: travelers at close quarters.