Chatuchak Park
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Chatuchak Park (Thai: สวนจตุจักร) is the name of a public park in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is also the name of the Chatuchak Park MRT Station that lies under the park.
Chatuchak park is one of the oldest public parks in Bangkok. Construction began in 1975 on land donated by the State Railway of Thailand. The park opened on 4 December 1980. It has an area of 0.304 square kilometres. It was later augmented with Queen Sirikit Park and Wachirabenchathat Park, though they are separated from Chatuchak Park by Kampaengphet 3 Road. An artificial lake runs along this thin and long park with numerous bridges crossing the lake. A train museum is situated inside the park.
Chatuchak park include Wachirabenchathat park in the summer (March to April) every year is a time when pink poui are blooming, especially along the Phaholyothin Road adjacent to the Chatuchak Park MRT Station, makes the highly scenic.[1] [2]
Nearby attractions
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- Chatuchak Weekend Market (JJ Market)
- Children's Discovery Museum[3]
- Jatujak Day & Night
- JJ Mall
- Chatuchak District
- Queen Sirikit Park
- Railway of Thailand Museum
- Lat Phrao Square
External links
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13°48′29″N 100°33′20″E / 13.80806°N 100.55556°E
References
- ^ "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์ สวนจตุจักร 2561 แย้มโลกสีชมพูสวย ใจกลางกรุง". Kapook (in Thai). 2018-01-24.
- ^ "สวยงาม! 'ดอกชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์' บานสะพรั่งใจกลางเมืองกรุง". Mthai (in Thai). 2017-04-06.
- ^ http://www.rama9art.org/artisan/childsite_data/childmuseum/index.html