Siam Cultural Park

Siam Cultural Park at Bangphae Ratchaburi.

When people think about tourism, most of the time they usually think of beaches, waterfalls, and mountains which are natural tourism. However other than those natural ones, Thailand also house many interest human-made tourist attractions.
Like recently in Ratchaburi province, a newly built attraction opened for the
public renowned Siam Cultural Park. Siam Cultural Park situates in Wangyen sub - district the district of Bangpae close to the famous Dumnurnsaduak Floating Market just a kilometer from Bangpae intersection on Petkasem road.

The park was originated with the aim to conserve Thai traditions, cultures, and arts along with the shady natural park . The Park is divided into six zones covering area more than 42-rai. The fist zone is housed to the Hall of Fame building which exhibits well-know important persons both Thai and foreign for example,
M.L. Pin Malakul, H.E. Professor Dr. Sanya Dhammasak, President Ho Chi Minh, and Mother Terasa. Just a few steps from the Hall of Fame building and right before entering into the second zone, there are amazing and difficult-to-find-one trees
in which a sugar palm tree surrounded by a bo tree, the tree the lord Buddha enlightened.

The second zone is called the Terrace of Buddha Image of Three Periods. The Buddha images reproduced from historical parks from three different periods, Ayutthaya , Sukhothai and Chiang Saen also known as Lanna. This zone gives an opportunity to explore three historical park in three different provinces in one place. The third zone is housed to a Jutaka Light and Sound Cave where the story of the Buddhist Saga
Vessantara Jutaka is told with the aim to show the result the endless greed of human beings. Next to the cave lies a Herbal Drink house where a tradition refreshment drinks like Chrysanthemum, Rosella, Bael fruit, Lemon Grass, and Longan and Thai tradition sweets are served. The forth zone is exhibited Buddhist Monastic Cells which divided into regional styles where each cell housed two famous monks from the
region. Crossing the bridge to the other side of the canal would bring visitors back to the past with the Thai traditional houses style in the fifth zone. This zone is also divided into regional styles where each styles has its uniqueness of architecture and design. Inside each house are artifacts to tell about the way of life of the people in the region. Crossing the second bridge would take visitors to the water-fall front for taking photos and enjoy coffee, tea, Thai sweets, ice-cream, and herbal drinks served by the Coffee House. After enjoy taking photos and the refreshments, walking along the footpath would finally take visitors to the footpath would finally take visitors to the last zone the Terrace of Avalokitasvara where the area is beautifully decorated with trees and flowers for the last shot before leaving the Park.

Siam Cultural Park is a very interesting tourist destination which shouldn’t miss in Ratchaburi province

Information:

The Inspiration for Siam Cultural Park

Siam Cultural Park was initiated by a group of people who specialized in making Buddha images and had exceptional backgrounds and strong experience in sculpture and molding works. The experience they gained in over 40 years of working in molding and sculpture inspired them to have the greater ambition to create realistic wax statues of monks and other important and successful people who are respected by the Thai
people. They also wanted to create a waxwork zone showing the lifestyle of Thai people in each region in the past. The Siam Cultural Park was established in 1997 out of the founders’ ambition to generate creative works and their dedication to do good things. Their faithfulness in other people and the encouragement they received from teachers, gurus, friends and family were the fundamental source of success of the Siam Cultural Park project. The park is intended to present creative artworks reflecting Thai culture and ways of life from the past until the present for the next generations to learn about the uniqueness of Thai culture.

Objectives

1. To be a recreational place of mind

2. To be an educational tourism destination

3. To help people understand and appreciate the traditional way of life

4. To promote knowledge of Buddhism
5. To maintain traditional Thai art and culture

Operating Hours
Monday -Friday : 9.00-16.30
Saturday -Sunday : 8.30-17.00
Annual holiday : 8.30-17.00

Ticket
Adult : 50 B
Child : 20 B

Source from: Tourismthailand.org
Siam Cultural Park
Picture from Siam Cultural Park