Sanam Luang

Sanam Luang, officially Thong Sanam Luang, is a 74.5 rai open field and public square in front of and the , , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khao San Road and Wat Phra Kaew.

is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of . Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.

Buddhist temple
, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in . is situated 410 metres south of Sanam Luang.

Photo: Mda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a complex of buildings at the heart of , Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. is situated 640 metres south of Sanam Luang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bangkok and Tha Pra Chan.

is the capital and largest city of . With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, is by far Thailand's main city, with the urban sprawl comprising nearly half of Thailand's population, and the largest city on the Southeast Asian mainland.

Neighborhood
Tha Phra Chan is a pier on , , on the east bank of the , in Phra Nakhon District. The pier is beside Thammasat University's campus of the same name.

Photo: kamsky, CC BY 2.0.
, also known as Island, is the historic centre of , where most of Bangkok's "must see" sights can be found, including the Grand Palace and Wat Pho.

Sanam Luang

Latitude
13.75516° or 13° 45′ 19″ north
Longitude
100.49308° or 100° 29′ 35″ east
Open location code
7P52QF4V+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23630232
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q767544
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Sanam Luang” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 田廣場
  • Chinese: 皇家田广场
  • Chinese: 皇家田廣場
  • Dutch: Sanam Luang
  • Egyptian Arabic: سانام لوانج
  • French: Sanam Luang
  • German: Sanam Luang
  • Hebrew: סאנאם לואנג
  • Italian: Sanam Luang
  • Japanese: サナーム・ルアン
  • Khmer: ស្នាមហ្លួង
  • Korean: 사남루앙
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sanam Luang
  • Norwegian: Sanam Luang
  • Russian: Санам Луанг
  • Spanish: Sanam Luang
  • Thai: ท้องสนามหลวง
  • Thai: ทุ่งพระเมรุ
  • Thai: สนามหลวง
  • Vietnamese: Sanam Luang

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include มลฑลพิธีท้องสนามหลวง and Piya Maharaj Raluk.

Nearby Places

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