{{Short description|Neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{multiple image | direction = vertical | width = 250 | align =right | image1 = BANGKOK THAILAND FEB 2012 (6987090673).jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = The last mangrove apple in Bangkok, whose name is the origin of Bang Lamphu | image2 = Fort Phra Sumen (II).jpg | alt2 = | caption2 = Phra Sumen Fort, one of Bang Lamphu's landmarks located beside to Santi Chai Prakan Park on [[Phra Athit Road]] }} '''Bang Lamphu''', also spelled '''Banglampoo''' or '''Banglamphu''' ({{langx|th|'''บางลำพู'''}}, {{IPA|th|bāːŋ lām.pʰūː|pron}}; in the past, it was often misspelled '''บางลำภู''')<ref>{{cite web|work=Manager Daily|url=http://www.manager.co.th/Travel/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9520000120890|language=Thai|date=2009-10-12|title=จังหวัด"ภูเก็ต"หรือ"ภูเก็จ" ชื่อนั้นสำคัญไฉน?|trans-title=Province of "Phuket" or "Phukej", Why are these names important?|access-date=2018-04-26|archive-date=2018-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313093911/http://www.manager.co.th/Travel/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9520000120890|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a neighbourhood in [[Bangkok]] located in [[Phra Nakhon District]]. The history of the Bang Lamphu community dates to the establishment of the [[Rattanakosin Kingdom]], or earlier. Bang Lamphu covers the area north of Phra Nakhon, both inside and outside [[Rattanakosin Island]], stretching from [[Phra Athit Road|Phra Athit]] to [[Samsen Road]]s, which lead toward [[Dusit District]]. Most of Bang Lamphu lies within [[Talat Yot Subdistrict]], with parts extending into nearby subdistricts such as [[Chana Songkhram Subdistrict|Chana Songkhram]], [[Bowon Niwet Subdistrict|Bowon Niwet]], [[Ban Phan Thom]], and up to [[Wat Sam Phraya subdistrict|Wat Sam Phraya]].
==History== The name "Bang Lamphu" can mean ''"area of mangrove apple"'' (''lamphu'' is Thai for mangrove apple). [[Mangrove apple]]s (''[[Sonneratia caseolaris]]'') once flourished [[Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests|along waterway]]s in the area, including the [[Khlong Bang Lamphu]] and [[Chao Phraya River]]. There are no more mangrove apple trees in the local [[Santi Chai Prakan Park]], since the last one died in 2012 from the [[2011 Thailand floods]], but the name Bang Lamphu is still commonly used to describe the area.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Komchadluek]] |url=https://www.komchadluek.net/news/knowledge/135763|title=ศิลป์แห่งแผ่นดิน : ลำพูต้นสุดท้ายตายแล้ว|trans-title=National arts : the last mangrove apple is dead|first=Saksiri |last=Meesomsueb|date=2012-07-22|language=thai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/1100519|title=ลำพู ต้นนั้น|trans-title=That mangrove apple|first=Kilane|last=Pralongchoeng|work=[[Thairath]]|date=2017-10-18|language=Thai}}</ref>
Bang Lamphu became a community prior to the Rattanakosin period. It was the residence of royalty, courtiers, vassals<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2012-08-10|last=Roasa|first=Dustin|title=The Return of Bangkok's Old Town|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/the-return-of-bangkoks-old-town/2012/08/09/c563898e-d821-11e1-b360-33e7ac84e003_story.html}}</ref> and citizens of many ethnic groups, including [[Thai people|Thai]], [[overseas Chinese|Chinese]], [[Mon people|Mon]] and [[Muslims]] who settled in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite web|work=Journal of the Siam Society, Vol. 100|author=Tiamsoon Sirisrisak and Natsuko Akagawa|title=Cultural Rights and Conservation of Old Bangkok|url=http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/2011/JSS_100_0k_TiamsoonAkagawa_CulturalRightsAndConservationOfOldBangkok.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Into Asia|title=Cultural overload in Bangkok's historic districts|url=https://www.into-asia.com/bangkok-historic-districts-cultural-overload}}</ref> Once the Khlong Rop Krung canal was excavated, a pier was established at Bang Lamphu<ref>{{cite web|work=Into Asia|title=Bangkok river and canal boats|url=https://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/boats}}</ref> by which goods such as vegetables and fruits could be transported from the [[Thonburi]] side. In those days, Bang Lamphu resembled a lively [[floating market]], bustling with activity. The renowned poet [[Sunthorn Phu]] described the area in his work ''[[Nirat]] Phukhao Thong'', written during his journey to pay homage to the [[Chedi Phukhao Thong]] (Golden Mount) in [[Ayutthaya province|Ayutthaya]], as he passed through Bang Lamphu by boat:
{|class="wikitable" width="100%" ! Thai || Transcription || English |- | แพประจำ จอดราย เขาขายของ<br>มีแพรผ้า สารพัด สีม่วงตอง <br>ทั้งสิ่งของ ขาวเหลือง เครื่องสำเภา <br> | Pae pracham jod rai khaokhai khong<br>Mee phraepha saraphat si muangtong<br>Thang singkhong khaolueang krueang samphao | ''Rafts lined the banks where merchants called and sold<br>With silks and cloth in soft light purple, pale and gold<br>With goods in white and yellow, and fine silks manifold''<ref name=khlong/> |}
Bang Lamphu also became a major market for overland trade via the [[Khaosan Road]]<ref>{{cite web|work=Thailand Travel Hub|title=Khao San Road|url=https://www.thailandtravelhub.com/bangkok/places/khaosan-road/}}</ref> and a number of other roads.
The community was home to [[likay]] dancers and [[Music of Thailand|Thai musicians]] and was the birthplace of [[Montri Tramote]], a Thai musician recognized as "master of Thai classical music" and [[National Artist (Thailand)|National Artist of Performing arts (Thai music)]].<ref name=khlong>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanfah.com/portfolio/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3-season-1-%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87|trans-title=Pinijnakorn (Season 1) ep Khlong Rop Krung|title=พินิจนคร (Season 1) ตอน คลองรอบกรุง|work=[[Thai Public Broadcasting Service|Thai PBS]]|date=2009-03-23|language=Thai}}</ref>
Bang Lamphu has become a popular [[tourist destination]], especially for [[Westerners]]. The Khaosan and [[Rambuttri]] Roads feature tourist attractions. Accommodations and dining are available including [[guest houses]], [[hostels]], [[restaurants]], [[Street food of Thailand|street food]], bars, [[cafés]], [[clothes]], and [[travel agencies]] including [[Thai massage]] services.<ref>{{cite web|work=Hotels.com|title=Khao San Road|url=http://www.bangkok.com/area-khao-san-road/}}</ref> For Thai people, Bang Lamphu is also considered to be a hub for notable [[School uniforms in Thailand|school uniform]] stores.<ref name=Bang>{{cite web|url=http://lek-prapai.org/home/view.php?id=662|title="บางลำพูในความทรงจำ" จากย่านตลาดเก่าสู่สวรรค์ราคาถูกของนักท่องเที่ยว|trans-title="Bang Lumphu in memory" from the old market neighbourhood to the cheap paradise of tourists|first=Pilan|last= Thaisuang |date=2016-04-26|language=Thai|work=Lek-Prapai Viriyaphan Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[PPTV (Thailand)|PPTV]]|language=thai|date=2016-05-06|url=https://www.pptvhd36.com/news/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99/26839|title=บรรยากาศการซื้อชุดนักเรียนย่านบางลำพูปีนี้ไม่คึกคัก(คลิป)|trans-title=Atmosphere of buying school uniforms in Bang Lamphu neighbourhood of this year was not bustling (clip)}}</ref>
Bang Lamphu, especially [[Sip Sam Hang Road]], the area opposite [[Wat Bowonniwet Vihara]] was considered a center of teenagers in the 1950s–60s, like [[Wang Burapha]]. Since it was home to many restaurants including cafés and ice cream parlours that offered jukeboxes and televisions, which were rare appliances in those days. Hence, Bang Lamphu and Sip Sam Hang Road were cited in the 1997 [[Thai film|Thai]] [[heroic bloodshed]] film ''[[Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters]]'' as a backdrop for the characters in street gang battles.<ref>{{cite book |first= Charnvit|last= Kasetsiri|title= Thailand Timeline 1942-2011|year= 2012|publisher= Post Books|location= Bangkok|isbn= 9789742280703|language=thai}}</ref>
==Surrounding places== {{Div col}}
{{multiple image | direction = vertical | width = 250 | align =left | image1 = KhaoSanRoad.JPG | alt1 = | caption1 =Khaosan Road in daytime | image2 = KING TAKSIN SHRINE STEPS TO BANGLUMPOO CANAL - panoramio (1).jpg | alt2 = | caption2 = King Taksin Shrine by the [[Khlong Bang Lamphu]] }} {{Columns-list|colwidth=30em| *Wat Bowonniwet Vihara *[[Wat Chana Songkhram]] *[[Santi Chai Prakan Park]] *[[Phra Sumen Fort]] *Palace Gate Remnants *Pipit Banglamphu Museum *Khuru Sapha Print Shop *Maliwan Palace (now the office of [[FAO]]) *Phra Athit Palace (now the head office of [[Manager Daily]]) *Chao Phraya Palace (now the head office of Manager Daily like Phra Athit Palace) *Wat Sangwet Witsayaram *Hong Uthit Bridge *Duriya Praneet Foundation *[[Wan Chart Bridge]] *[[Sor Vorapin]] Muaythai and Boxing Gym (now closed) *[[New World Department Store (Bangkok)|New World Department Store]] (famous as "Fish Sanctum" in Bangkok, now closed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Fish-being-moved-from-abandoned-department-store-i-30252160.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802201951/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Fish-being-moved-from-abandoned-department-store-i-30252160.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 2, 2015|title=Fish being moved from abandoned department store in Bang Lamphu|work=[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]|date=2015-01-19|first=Tanatpong|last= Kongsai}}</ref>) *Tang Hua Seng Department Store, it will close for good on the morning of September 10, 2024.<ref>https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2862126/tang-hua-seng-thon-buri-closes-down. Retrieved 2024-09-09</ref> *Bangkok Cooperative Bang Lamphu *[[Masjid Chakkaphong]] *Masjid Ban Tuk Din *[[Norarat Sathan Bridge]] *Chao Por Nu Joss House *[[King Taksin]] Shrine (the only King Taksin shrine in Phra Nakhon side<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9600000060323|work=Manager Online|date=2017-06-13|language=thai|title=ย้อนอดีต 'คลองบางลำพู' เที่ยวคูเมืองคู่กรุงเทพ|trans-title=Retrace 'Khlong Bang Lamphu' travel to Bangkok city moat}}</ref>) *BMA Local Museum Phra Nakhon District *Wat Trithotsathep *[[Ban Phan Thom]] (the last community of [[silversmith]] in Bangkok) *Chana Songkhram Metropolitan Police Station *Coin Museum *[[National Gallery (Thailand)|National Gallery]] }} {{Div col end}}
== References == {{Columns-list|colwidth=30em| {{Reflist}} }}
==External links== *[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/bangkok/banglamphu Banglamphu] in [[Lonely Planet]] {{Commons category|Bang Lamphu}} {{Coord|13|45|8.93|N|100|30|4.1|E|display=title}}
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