The wonderful Terracotta Garden Lamphun. Some of you may know that I have kept this little gem secret for years, but they have recently developed the area for visitors and opened a cafe/restaurant area, so now it’s off my “secret gem” list. Here is info about this fabulous place.
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The Terracotta Garden At Lamphun
A picturesque garden cafe situated within a 20-rai piece of land.
Opening Hours
Admission: FREE
Open Hours: 09.00 am – 6.00 pm
Contact: 095-6754015 or 086-3563902
LINE: @terracotta
FACEBOOK
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About The Terracotta Garden
The Terracotta Garden is a 20-rai site situated in Lamphun, Northern Thailand. The garden is used for two main purposes; creating hand-carved terracotta art products and cultivating rare Thai plants. The terracotta art is modelled on ancient S.E Asian styles, with influences that include Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia. This has resulted in a wonderful hybrid art style, which the garden showcases.
Background history
Originally once a farm the site was developed in 1982 by the owner and artist Mr. Suttiphong Maiwan to become a production site for handicrafts and earthenware. The bricks produced are created in a traditional way (in Tao-Mang-Gorn”Dragon” ovens), using thick local clay. Mr. Suttiphong has created numerous sculptures and his work is influenced by Lanna, Thai, Hariphunchai and Khmer styles. His sculptures include bas-reliefs, high-reliefs, wall hangings, lanterns and archways, which are sold both domestically and internationally.
The photos below are some of the ones I took before the area was developed into how it looks now. This zone is now a cleaned-up cafe area.
The Thai Plant Garden
As for the garden, this was created as a nature conservation area, specifically to cultivate rare Thai plants. The flowers include Bonsai and are mentioned in Thai literature. (Previously there was also another garden created by Mr. Suttiphong in Chiang Mai City, known as the Baan Phor Liang Meun Plant Garden. * A little note* – This city garden was also the site for a scene in the 2015 movie “No Escape“, with Pierce Brosnan and Owen Wilson – which I was an “Extra” in!)
A cafe and visitor facilities have now been put in place so visitors can enjoy the garden (free of charge). The site is also available for exhibitions & events.
Khmer Angkor Wat Style Design
The beautiful Khmer-style design elements at the Terracotta Gardens make this place a wonderful and unique place for photo ops.
I even had the opportunity of creating this rather silly Tomb Raider inspired video some years before the gardens were opened as a cafe.
An additional Cafe’ worth visiting
if you like interesting and unique cafes, Chom Cafe in Chiang Mai is another garden worth visiting.
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