Sanām Lūang (Bangkok, Thailand)

found: Work cat.: 2014314698: Nanthanā Tantiwēt. Thō̜ng Sanām Lūang samai Sukhōthai, ʻAyutthayā, Thon Burī, læ Rattanakōsin nai bō̜ribot thāng prawattisāt læ bōrān rātchapraphēnī, 2014:p. 9 (Sanam Luang is a large open space pertaining to the capital city of each period in Thai history. It is considered a place of historical and cultural importance, and evidence of power and prosperity of the Thai kingdom.)

found: Wikipedia, Jan. 20, 2017(Sanam Luang (lit: "royal turf") [in Thai script: Sanām Lūang] is a 74.5 rai open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is in the Phra Nakhon District, the historic center of Bangkok. Sanam Luang was officially known as "Thung Phra Men" (the royal cremation ground) [in Thai script: Thung Phramēn]. It has been used as a site for the cremation of kings, queens, and high-ranking princes, and other royal ceremonies and functions, since the reign of King Rama I. In 1855, King Rama IV changed its name from "Thung Phra Men" to "Thong Sanam Luang," in common usage now shortened to "Sanam Luang." The Fine Arts Department listed Sanam Luang as a historical site in 1977.)

found: Travelfish.org website, Jan. 20, 2017(Sanam Luang (Royal Field) is a 30-acre flat oval of grass rimmed by several important shrines and buildings, including the Grand Palace to the north. When not occupied by ceremonies or royal funerals, it's simply a public park hosting picnics and joggers at sundown. The space was used to grow rice for nearly a century following the founding of Bangkok in 1782, and it's still the venue for the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. Also hosting elaborate royal funerals, the field is alternately known as Thung Phra Men ("Cremation Ground"). For months after King Bhumibol died in late 2016, streams of black-clad mourners waited here to pay their respects.)