Lumphini Park (Thai: สวนลุมพินี, RTGS: Suan Lumphini, pronounced [sǔan lūm.pʰī.nīː]), also Lumpini or Lumpinee, is a 360 rai (57.6-hectare (142-acre)) park in Bangkok, Thailand. The park offers rare open public space, trees and playgrounds in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular area for morning and evening joggers. Officially, cycling is only permitted during the day between the times of 10:00 am to 03:00 pm. There is a smoking ban throughout the park. Dogs are not allowed, except certified guide dogs only. Lumphini Park is regarded as the first public park in Bangkok and Thailand. The park is the provenance of Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. Witthayu, Rama IV and Ratchadamri act as the eastern, southern and western border of Lumphini Park respectively. Witthayu intersection, an intersection where Witthayu and Rama IV roads meet, is served by Lumphini station on the Blue Line. Sala Daeng, an intersection where Ratchadamri, Rama IV and Si Lom roads meet, is served by Si Lom station on the Blue Line and Sala Daeng station on the BTS Skytrain's Silom Line. Other places surrounding Sala Daeng intersection are Dusit Central Park (where the old Dusit Thani Hotel once stood), King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, and Silom Edge.
