Lumphini Park
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Aerial view of Lumphini Park, Bangkok.
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| Type | Urban Park |
| Location | Lumphini, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok |
| Coordinates | 13°43′50″N 100°32′30″E / 13.73056°N 100.54167°E |
| Area | 142 acres (57 ha) |
| Created | 1925 |
| Operated by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
| Visitors | about 10,000 - 15,000 people a day |
| Status | Open daily from 4.30 a.m. to 21.00 p.m. |
Lumphini Park (also Lumpini or Lumpinee, Thai: สวนลุมพินี) is a 360 rai (57.6-hectare (142-acre)) park in Bangkok, Thailand. The park offers rare open public space, trees, and playgrounds in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular area for morning and evening joggers. Officially, cycling is only permitted during the day between the times of 10:00 to 15:00. There is a smoking ban throughout the park. Dogs are not allowed.
Lumphini Park was created in the 1920s by King Rama VI on royal property. This place was a museum, where many products and natural resources were shown, then after World War I, it was rebuilt into the first park in Bangkok. In World War II the park was a Japanese Army camp. A statue of the king stands at the southwest entrance to the park. It was named after 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.
Lumphini Park is a multi-purpose park. Many activities are provided for citizens and tourists. The park is a green area. There are trees, flowers, lakes, and animals.
The park has Bangkok's first public library and dance hall. During winter, the Palm Garden of Lumphini Park becomes the site for the annual Concert in the Park featuring classical music by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and other bands.
Lumphini Park has been used as rally ground for political mass gatherings. In 2006 the People's Alliance for Democracy protested in the park against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In 2013-2014 the park became one of the main protest sites of the People's Democratic Reform Committee against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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