Lumphini Park

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Lumphini Park (also Lumpini or Lumpinee, Thai สวนลุมพินี) is a 140-acre park in Bangkok, Thailand. It is an oasis of greenery in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent boats.

Lumpini Park was created in the 1920s by King Rama VI on royal property. A statue of the king stands at the southwestern entrance to the park. It was named for Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha in Nepal, and at the time of its creation stood on the outskirts of the city.

Today it lies in the heart of the main business district and is in the Lumphini sub-district, on the north side of Rama IV Road, between Ratchadamri Road and Witthayu Road, at [13°43′50″N, 100°32′30″E].

Lumphini Park is one of the very few areas of the Thai capital that is still patrolled by mounted policemen.

References

Thailand, The National Geographic Traveler, 2001, pg. 97

External links

[GoNOMAD feature article on Lumphini Park]

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