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Sanam Luang

This huge public ground is in front of the Grand Palace. Special activities or ceremonies such as the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in May, King's Birthday in December and the New Year Festival also take place here.

At the northern part of Sanam Luang, opposite the Royal Hotel is a small statue placed in small white pavilion. The Goddess of the Earth was built during King Chulalongkom's reign (1868-1910) to provide public drinking water.


A source for further information in Bangkok is the Tourism Authority of Thailand, phone 226-0060. If you are calling from outside the country, that number will need to be prefaced by country code 66, city code 2. In the U.S. the Tourism Authority can be contacted at (312) 819-3990, fax (312) 565-0359; in Canada at (604) 733-4540, fax (604) 733-4599; in Sydney at 9247-7540, fax 9251-2465; and in London at (171) 499-7679, fax 629-5519.


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