2024-05-03
On the beaches of the Andaman Sea. Bangkok. Muang Boran Park

The blogger Anton Ermachkov writes:
This time, wrapping up his Thai journey in Bangkok, he wanted to avoid the standard pre-flight shopping program and see something new. The choice fell on the Mueang Boran Park (or Ancient Siam), claiming the title of the largest open-air museum in the world.
The park spans over 350 hectares, featuring more than 120 structures that are scattered throughout Thailand in real life and built at different times by various rulers of Siam. Most of the buildings are replicas (often to scale) of lost masterpieces of Thai architecture. Another group consists of actual objects transported from various regions of the Kingdom. The third group results from the creative design of the park's sculptors and artists.

The museum was founded by a Thai millionaire philanthropist named Lek Viriyaphant. The mission of the park is to preserve Thailand's cultural heritage and provide an opportunity for many Thais and foreigners to familiarize themselves with the pearls of ancient architecture.

Construction of the museum began in 1960 and continues to this day. The museum was opened to the public in 1963 and recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.


The work of the masters is sometimes so skillful that it is very difficult to distinguish new constructions from ancient buildings:

It's interesting how many gardeners are needed to keep such an area in order?

The most beautiful building in the park is a replica of a palace of stunning beauty:

Copies of royal boats are placed along the artificial canals:

And these are the fantasies of modern sculptors:

Very beautiful gazebo:

A local resident:

Posing:

In general, if you have seen the main attractions of Bangkok, I can say that this is quite a nice place to spend a whole day, especially with children.
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