Lumphini-Park

The Lumpini Park ( Thai สวนลุมพินี, different spelling: Lumpini, Lumpeenee ) is the largest park in the center of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. It is located in the district Pathum Wan and itself forms a subdistrict ( Kwaeng ) of this district.

Location and design

The park covers about 360 Rai ( 576,000 square meters).

The park is walled and contains an artificial lake, which can be navigated with rentable rowing and pedal boats. Also, a 2.5 kilometer long jogging path with many devices is available, in addition to Hüpfhindernissen for example, dumbbells. It forms one of the few places that still patrol the mounted police today.

The best time to visit is early morning before a 7 clock when in the morning coolness of the local Chinese Tai Chi is practiced. If just before sunset in the evening the heat is bearable again, is trained by many inhabitants of the environment under the guidance of a Vorturners with lively music aerobics.

In winter, public concerts at the listed "Concert in the Park" in the palm garden of the park, which is co-designed by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.

History

The Lumpini Park was created in the twenties of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI. ) On royal estates. A statue of the king is also on the southwestern entrance to the park; it was unveiled on 27 March 1942. The terrain is to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal, named. At the time of its inception, the park was on the outer edge of the capital. Today he is in the city center in the busiest business district of Bangkok on the north side of Rama IV Road between Ratchadamri Road and Witthayu ( " Wireless Road " ), and is visited daily by many people.

Here were or are the first public library in Bangkok and the first public dance hall.