Phuket

Phuket City (Thai: ภูเก็ต) is a city in south-east Phuket Island, Thailand

History

Phuket is one of the oldest cities in Thailand. This old town used to be the important port on the west of the Malay Peninsula where Chinese immigrants first landed. Phuket used to be ruled by both Portugal and Holland.

The old buildings in Phuket town certainly represent its former prosperity. These old buildings were constructed when mining was an important Phuket industry. The architectural style, called "Sino-Portuguese", is European mixed with Chinese modern. Characteristic is a single or two-storey building with a narrow front compensated for by considerable depth. The tiles, doors, perforated windows and other details are all influenced by Chinese and European styles mixed together.

On 13 February 2004 the town was elevated to city status (thesaban nakhon, Thai: เทศบาลนคร).

Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_City