PARKS GARDENS AND ZOOS -
Princess Mother Memorial Park |
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อุทยานเฉลิมพระเกียรติสมเด็จพระศรีนครินทราบรมราชชนนี |
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Soi 3 Somdet Chao Phraya Road |
Soi 3 Somdet Chao Phraya Road |
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อุทยานพระศรีนครินทราบรมราชชนนี |
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A visit to this memorial park doesn’t only give you a relaxing
ambience in a lush garden but an insight to the life and works
of the beloved Princess Mother of Thailand. The memorial park
was the result of HM King Bhumibol’s wish to turn the area where
his mother, The Princess Mother, spent her childhood years in
Wat Anongkaram community in Thonburi into a beautiful garden to
pay tribute to her works for Thai people. A mother of two kings,
Rama VIII and the current Rama IX, the Princess Mother is mostly
known for her kind and humble character as she wasn’t born a
princess but a commoner who thus later raised her children like
a normal family based on moral principles. There are two
exhibition halls where you can learn about her life and works.
One of her most significant achievements is the Doi Tung
Developement Project she founded in 1988 to help raise the
living standard of hill tribes in northern provinces so that she
was referred as Mae Fah Luang, which means “the mother of us
all.” The park features an actual-size model of the house where
the Princess Mother was born and lived, set amid a beautifully
landscaped garden. The Princess Mother passed away in 1995, two
years after the memorial park was built. Photographs from her
royal cremation ceremony in 1996 are also displayed here.
Opening hours: Garden - daily 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.; exhibition
halls - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (except national holidays)
Admission: Free
Contact: Soi Somdet Chao Phraya 3, Somdet
Chao Phraya Road., Klong San, Bangkok 10600, Tel : 0 2437 7799,
0 2439 0902, Website : www.theprincessmothermemorialpark.org
Getting there: Bus no. 6, 42, 43. Chao Phraya Tourist Boat
to the pier of the memorial park. |
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13.73675 N |
100.49931 E |
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