Lumphini (Thai ลุมพินี) is one of the 154 sub-districts (kwaeng) of Bangkok, covering the area around the Lumphini Park. It has the geocode 100704, and is part of Khet Pathum Wan. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1450x1000, 168 KB) Lumphini park, Bangkok, Thailand. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1450x1000, 168 KB) Lumphini park, Bangkok, Thailand. ... Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Pathum Wan or Pathumwan (Thai ปทุมวัน) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ...
Some of the major features in the sub-district are the Lumphini Park and the Suan Lum Night Bazaar. At the southern end of the park is a MRTA subway system stop, called "Lumphini station". The entrance to Huay Kwang station The Bangkok Metro is Bangkoks underground metro system. ...
Lumphini is the Thai spelling for Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. Lumbini (Sanskrit; lit. ...
Located on the corner of Silom and Rama IV Rds, right in the center of the busiest part of town, Lumphini Park fills up on weekends with smiles and laughter that stand out in defiance of the traffic-induced misery that surrounds the park.
Named after the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Lumphini Park was a final gift to the Thai people from King Rama VI in 1925.
Lumphini Park is open everyday from 6:00 AM until 8:00 PM (although some sections close at 6:00 PM).
The first time I visited Lumphini Park [1] more than 20 years ago, it was in the month of May. That time of the year, day maximums invariably exceeded 35 degrees Celsius.
Lumphini Park even has a building that reminds me of the Lido house in Hyde Park, built as it was in a romanesque style, totally alien to the Siamese tradition.
It only confirms how Lumphini Park was one great transplant from the West, and included within the package was the exoticisation of the East, even though Siam was right here in the same East.
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