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Exploring Saranrom Royal Park

Suan Saranrom is a royal park in Rattanakosin, Bangkok. It is bordered by Thanon Sanam Chai and Thanon Charoen Krung. Suan Saranrom was originally the royal park within Saranrom Palace. It was built by King Rama IV as his residence. Unfortunately, His Majesty passed away before he could take up residence there.

During the reign of King Rama V, Saranrom Palace served as a residence for members of the royal family and also a reception area for foreign dignitaries. The gardens were under the care of botanist Henry Alabaster, who was hired by King Rama V to manage it. Pavilions, follies, pagodas and other garden ornaments were erected in Suan Saranrom, along with pathways and ponds.

In 1960, Suan Saranrom became a public park after the Thai cabinet offered it to the Bangkok Municipality. Today, it becomes a place for the people living in the vicinitiy of Rattanakosin to exercise. Some times, you can see people engaged in line dancing, ballroom dancing, even sword dance, here.

Within the park is the Memorial to H.M. Queen Sunandra Kumareerat and H.R.H. Princess Kannabhon Phetcharat. The queen and princess drowned in a royal barge tragedy in 1883, and the marble monument was erected by King Rama V in their memory. Also in the park is a Brass Band Pavilion, erected by Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh, who later became King Rama VI, for musical performances and the military brass band.

Getting there

Saranrom Royal Park is located diagonal from the Grand Palace, along Thanon Suan Saranrom. The easiest way to reach this part of Bangkok is by taxi. Otherwise, you can also take the BTS Skytrain to the Saphan Taksin Station (S6)) and then catch a ferryboat to Chang Pier (N9).

Nearby Sights

  • Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew
  • Sanam Luang
  • Lak Muang (City Pillar)
  • Wat Ratchapradit
  • Wat Ratchabophit
  • Mae Toranee
  • National Museum
  • Wat Mahathat
  • Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)



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    Gate into Suan Saranrom (29 August 2006)
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    Location Map of Suan Saranrom in Bangkok






    Fountain in Suan Saranrom (29 August 2006)
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    Brass Band Pavilion, Suan Saranrom (29 August 2006)
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    Monument to Queen Sunantha Kumareerat and Princess Kannabhon Phetcharat (29 August 2006)
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    Monument to Queen Sunantha Kumareerat, another view (29 August 2006)
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    Another pavilion in Suan Saranrom (29 August 2006)
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    Chinese pagoda (Shrine of Chao Mae Takianthong) in Suan Saranrom, in the background is Wat Ratchapradit (29 August 2006)
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