The Princess Mother Memorial Park ( th, อุทยานเฉลิมพระเกียรติสมเด็จพระศรีนครินทราบรมราชชนนี, often shortened to สวนสมเด็จย่าฯ, Suan Somdet Ya, ) is a park in

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. It was established in 1993, and opened on January 21, 1997, by King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

, in remembrance of his mother,

Srinagarindra Princess Srinagarindra ( th, ศรีนครินทรา; ; 21 October 1900 – 18 July 1995) née Sangwan Talapat ( th, สังวาลย์ ตะละภัฏ; ) was a member of the Royal Thai Family and the House of Mahidol, whi ...

, the Princess Mother. The park contains gardens and a reproduction of the royal mother's childhood home, as well as two exhibition halls showing memorabilia of the princess and the royal family and a

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with a statue of the princess. There is also a

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shop which sells items from charitable foundations and social welfare organisations which used to be under her patronage; the profits go to help the poor and the destitute. The park is in Khlong San District, close to the banks of the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

, near the south end of Phra Pok Klao Bridge, on Soi Somdet Chao Phraya 3, next to the Gong Wu Shrine. File:Bkksuansomdetya090527c.jpg, Sculpture of Srinagarindra File:Bkksuansomdetya090527a.jpg, One of the museum buildings File:Bkksuansomdetya090527b.jpg, The "Model-House" File:Bkksuansomdetya090527d.jpg, Ruin and tree in the park

External links

*http://www.theprincessmothermemorialpark.org (Official site of the park, Thai only) Parks in Bangkok Khlong San district 1997 establishments in Thailand Buildings and structures on the Chao Phraya River {{Bangkok-stub