Although nowhere near Los Angeles, it has a very lengthy full name beginning with "The city of angels," although its name goes on to proclaim it "the 
Although nowhere near Los Angeles, it has a very lengthy full name beginning with "The city of angels," although its name goes on to proclaim it "the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world…given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn." For 10 points—name this city across from Thon Buri on the Chao Phraya River in the Malay peninsula, the capital of Thailand.
Although nowhere near Los Angeles, it has a very lengthy full name beginning with "The city of angels," although its name goes on to proclaim it "the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world…given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn."
{Bangkok} [or {Krung Thep}]