Entrance signs to Si Satchanalai Historical Park, showing the World Heritage Emblem

In Thailand, historical parks (Thai: อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์, pronounced [ùt.tʰa.jāːn prà.wàt.tì.sàːt]) are protected areas managed by the Fine Arts Department for their historical value, usually covering an extensive group of archaeological sites in an area, which are themselves legally protected as ancient monuments.

There are eleven historical parks, five of which constitute three of Thailand's World Heritage Sites:

Name Province Gazetted Opened
Ayutthaya[lower-alpha 1]Ayutthaya
Kamphaeng Phet[lower-alpha 2]Kamphaeng Phet
Mueang SingKanchanaburiApril 1987
Phanom RungBuriram1935May 21, 1988
PhimaiNakhon Ratchasima1936April 12, 1989
Phra Nakhon KhiriPhetchaburi
Phu PhrabahtUdon Thani
Sdok Kok ThomSa Kaeo
Si Satchanalai[lower-alpha 2]Sukhothai
Si Thep[lower-alpha 3]Phetchabun
Sukhothai[lower-alpha 2]Sukhothai1961July 1988
  1. ↑ Historic City of Ayutthaya World Heritage Site
  2. 1 2 3 Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
  3. ↑ The Ancient Town of Si Thep and Its Associated Dvaravati Monuments

See also

References

  • "Historical parks". Fine Arts Department. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  • "10 historical parks around Thailand". Trips Magazine. 6 (67). May 2002. ISSN 0859-5291.
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