Sanam Luang
Public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
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Sanam Luang, officially Thong Sanam Luang (Thai: ท้องสนามหลวง), is a 74.5 rai (119,200 m2) 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 that 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".
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Bangkok
Capital and largest city of Thailand
0.2 mi away
Grand Palace
Royal residence in Bangkok, Thailand
0.4 mi away
Thammasat University
Public university in Bangkok, Thailand
0.2 mi away
Wat Phra Kaew
Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
0.2 mi away
Wat Pho
Buddhist temple in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand
0.6 mi away
Emerald Buddha
Buddha statue in Bangkok, Thailand
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