Bersambung daripada Bangunan Kementerian Pertahanan (Ministry of Defence building), Bangkok.
Satu perkara menarik tentang bangunan Kementerian Pertahanan ini adalah terdapat banyak meriam lama di laman hadapannya...
One interesting thing about this Ministry of Defence building is there are many old cannons at its front lawn...
Paling menarik bagi saya sebagai anak Melayu adalah kewujudan meriam yang dipanggil Phya Patani (dalam bahasa Thai) atau Sri Patani (dalam bahasa Melayu)...
Most interesting for me as a Malay son is the existence of a cannon which is called Phya Patani (in Thai language) or Sri Patani (in Malay)...
Ia dirampas selepas kerajaan Siam Thai mengalahkan kerajaan Melayu Patani tahun 1785.
It was confiscated when the Siam Thai kingdom defeated the Malay Patani kingdom in the year 1785.
Ia dikatakan meriam lama paling besar dan panjang di Thailand.
It is said to be the biggest and longest old cannon in Thailand.
Malah ia turut dikatakan sebagai meriam lama paling besar pernah dibuat di Asia Tenggara.
In fact it is also said to be the biggest old cannon ever built in South East Asia.
Turut menarik perhatian saya adalah meriam ini.
Also catching my attention is this cannon.
Sesungguhnya terdapat banyak meriam lama yang unik di sini...
Verily there are many old cannons which are unique here...
