“ CELESTIAL VENICE ” 1930s BANGKOK, THAILAND TRAVELOGUE CHAO PHRAYA RIVER WAT ARUN XD80845e

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Produced by William M. Pizor, who made a series of "Port O' Call" travelogue films in the 1930s, "Celestial Venice" shows snapshots of Bangkok, Thailand including tourist sights and daily life. It begins with life on and around the Chao Phraya River and some market scenes. This is followed by a visit to the Pasture Institute in Bangkok, where snakes are researched for antivenoms. The rest of the film looks at different sights including the Grand Palace, Wat Benchamabophit, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun. 0:09 William M. Pizor presents “A Romantic Port O’Call Celestial Venice”, 0:19 Edited by Nathan CY. Braunstein, 0:39 Narrated by Deane H. Dickason, 0:49 a small boat on the Chao Phraya River, 1:06 gondolas on the water, 1:40 several shots of a marketplace in Bangkok, 2:08 a man making ice cream by hand, 2:35 food stalls with sweets and pineapples, 3:11 a man drying rice on a canvas, 3:19 a man at the Pasture Institute in Bangkok dodging a cobra, 3:39 a concrete dome with many snakes under it, 3:56 a man “milking” a cobra for poison to create antivenoms, 4:17 different angles of Wat Benchamabophit Dusitwanaram, 4:59 lions guarding a golden statue of the Buddha, 5:20 bronze Buddha statues, 5:31 the Throne Hall, 5:40 different shots of the Grand Palace, 6:06 dancers performing the Khon, 6:58 Wat Phra Kaew, 7:06 Dvarapala at the temple entrance, 7:43 the entrance of Wat Pho with guardians wearing top hats, 8:13 intricate craftsmanship at Wat Arun with a view of the palace, 8:38 porcelain tiles on Wat Arun, 9:15 Wat Arun’s tower as seen from the Chao Phraya River, 9:25 “Imperial Pictures: Fin” We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com