The
Royal Bangkok Sports Club
is
a large sports field in
Pathumwan District,
built after
the 1890 proposal of the Englishman Mr. Franklin Hurst.
It
features a
tennis court, football field, golf course, badminton
field, billiard room, ping-pong
room, squash court, fitness centre, a chess room, and
three Olympic-standard swimming pools.
Royal Bangkok Sports Club
Royal Bangkok Sports Club
The prestigious club is built by
the command
of Prince Thewawong Warohpakahn, the 42nd child of King
Mongkut,
and is today still a
members only club.
It also has
a horse racetrack,
where races still take place every fortnight (fig.), as the
venue alternates between the Royal Bangkok Sports Club
and the
Royal Turf Club (fig.).