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Sanam Luang

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Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Hours:
Sunday5am - 10pm
Monday5am - 10pm
Tuesday5am - 10pm
Wednesday5am - 10pm
Thursday5am - 10pm
Friday5am - 10pm
Saturday5am - 10pm


Sanam Luang is a 74.5 rai open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is in the Phra Nakhon District, the historic center of Bangkok.In the Royal Chronicle it was written that, In front of Wat Mahathat, Sanam Luang lies between the Royal Palace and the Front Palace. When royal cremation was held at the Phra Men Ground, the pyre set up in the centre with the Royal Palace Pavilion to the south and the one of the Prince of the Front Palace to the north. The music from the Royal Palace and from the Palace to the Front would be played on opposite sides of Sanam Luang.Sanam Luang was officially known as Thung Phra Men . It has been used as a site for the cremation of kings, queens, and high-ranking princes since the reign of King Rama I. In 1855, King Rama IV changed its name from Thung Phra Men to Thong Sanam Luang, in common usage now shortened to Sanam Luang.
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