Around 123 years ago, King Rama V. had ordered the construction of a new road as a transportation route between the Grand Palace and Dusit Palace. The road was formally named "Ratchadamnoen Avenue'' (Royal's Ways) after His Majesty's generous request to create it so he could travel between the Grand Palace and Dusit Palace.
It was designed and constructed by Phraya Thewet Wongwiwat, Chancellor of the Ministry of Public Works, and is split into three sections called "Ratchadamnoen Nok," "Ratchadamnoen Klang," and "Ratchadamnoen Nai." Apart from improving transportation in Bangkok, the other reason that King Rama V decided to construct this new road is that he was inspired by Champs Elysees during his travels to European countries.
Ratchadamnoen Avenue is also a historical street of the people, as it is also the place where many important events such as "1973 Thai popular uprising" , "Black May (1992)" , or People's protest during 2009-2010 occur.