Bangkok: A Hidden Gem
1,248 views · Published 12 July 2009 · 2:31 · Indexed 27 October 2026
Channel: Nigel Fowler Sutton · 2009 · Education
This is a delightful garden, close to the Chao Phrya River in Thon Buri, Bangkok. The Park was established in 1993 and opened in early 1997 by HRM. King Bhumibol, Rama IX in remembrance of his remarkable mother Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother. Born a commoner in 1900, a daughter of a goldsmith, she rose to become the mother of two kings. Mae Fa Luang, the 'mother of all of us', as she is still referred to by Thais, grew up nearby - the original buildings no longer exist - The gardens contain two exhibition halls devoted to the Princess Mother's life, a bas-relief depicting many of her activities, hidden walkways, crumbling walls with lush foliage and many water features...........
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