Suan Luang Rama IX explained

Suan Luang Rama IX (Thai: สวนหลวง ร.9, in Thai pronounced as /sǔan lǔaŋ rɔ̄ː kâːw/,), also referred to as (King) Rama IX Park, is a public park in Bangkok's Prawet District. With an area of 500rai, it is the largest park in the city.^[1]

The park was built to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's sixtieth birthday in 1987, and was opened by the King on 1 December that year.^[2] It features extensive botanical gardens, a lake, and a pavilion housing exhibits in honour of the King. The park is managed by the Suan Luang Rama 9 Foundation.

The "Phanmai Ngam Aram Suan Luang Ror Kao" (Beautiful Flora in the Suan Luang Rama IX Park) fair is held annually here in December since 1987, the year it was founded.^[3]

The park is the namesake of the Suan Luang Rama IX MRT station, which opened in 2023.^[4]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Public Park Office, Environment Department . สวนหลวง ร.9 Suan Luang Rama IX Park . Public Park Office website . Bangkok Metropolitan Administration . 19 August 2018 . th.
2. Web site: ประวัติความเป็นมาของสวนหลวง ร.๙ . suanluangrama9.or.th . Suan Luang Rama 9 Foundation . 19 August 2018 . th.
3. Web site: thai. Naewna. พรรณไม้งามอร่ามสวนหลวง ร.9 ความงามแห่งมวลไม้นานาพันธุ์. Beautiful Flora in the Suan Luang Rama IX Park, the beauty of all kinds of flora. 12 December 2020. 1 January 2021.
4. Web site: 3 มิ.ย.นี้ เปิดทดลองรถไฟฟ้า “สีเหลือง” 13 สถานี “สำโรง-หัวหมาก” .