A long tail boat motors on Chao Phraya River, by a modern skyscraper and Rama VIII Bridge, in Bangkok, Thailand.

A long tail boat motors on Chao Phraya past by Rama VIII Bridge and modern skyscrapers in Bangkok, Thailand, Asia. Rama VIII Bridge opened on September 20, 2002. A single pylon elegantly suspends the stay cables. The popular bridge is depicted on the Series 15 20-baht banknote, behind a portrait of the bridge's namesake, King Ananda Mahidol, eighth monarch of the Chakri dynasty.