Boramae Park

{{Infobox park | name = Boramae Park | image = 20240427 보라매공원 연못 2.jpg | image_caption = The pond in the park (2024) | location = [[Sindaebang-dong]], [[Dongjak District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea | coordinates = {{Coord|37.4919|126.9197|display=inline,title}} | mapframe-zoom = 13 | established = {{start date|1987|05|05}} | etymology = Emblem of the [[Korea Air Force Academy]] | module = {{Infobox Korean/auto |child=yes |hangul=^보라매_공원 |hanja=보라매公園 |lk=juvenile [[Eurasian goshawk]] park }} }} '''Boramae Park''' ({{Korean|hangul=보라매공원}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Seung-hyun |date=2021-06-23 |title=[Eye Plus] Boramae Park, a place to relax and see airplanes |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210623001001 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>) is a large public park in [[Sindaebang-dong]], [[Dongjak District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=곽 |first=형기 |script-title=ko:보라매공원 (보라매公園) |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0023257 |access-date=2024-07-14 |publisher=[[Academy of Korean Studies]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=이 |first=나영 |script-title=ko:보라매공원 - 디지털동작문화대전 |url=https://www.grandculture.net/dongjak/toc/GC08200274 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture]]}}</ref>

== Description == From 1958 to December 10, 1985, the area hosted the [[Korea Air Force Academy]] (KAFA).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> When the KAFA moved to [[Cheongju]], the [[Seoul Metropolitan Government]] acquired the former site in December 1985, and turned the area into a public park. The park opened to the public on May 5, 1986.<ref name=":0" /> The park is named "Boramae", meaning juvenile [[Eurasian goshawk]],<ref name=":2" /> after the name of a symbol used by the KAFA.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

The park has an area of {{Convert|413352|m2|ft2|abbr=on}}. It has a variety of facilities, including a playground, tennis courts, an artificial turf [[Football pitch|soccer field]], [[badminton]] courts, a jogging track, a [[gateball]] court, and a [[rock climbing wall]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> There are spaces for picnics, a floor fountain, community centers, and a small zoo.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> A [[dog park]] opened in the park on April 23, 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-22 |title=Seoul City to Install Dog Park at Boramae |url=https://english.seoul.go.kr/seoul-city-install-dog-park-boramae/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=[[Seoul Metropolitan Government]] |language=en-US}}</ref> A children's park opened on June 6, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=김 |first=기훈 |date=2024-06-05 |script-title=ko:마음껏 뛰놀며 창의력 키워요…보라매공원에 거점형 놀이터 |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240605018400004 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=ko}}</ref> The park also has a pond.<ref name=":1" />

The park has an Air Park that displays eight airplanes in homage to its time as the KAFA, as well as a monument called Seongmudae ({{Korean|hangul=성무대|hanja=星武臺|labels=no}}).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The monument was built in 1962, using donations from former cadets.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==

== External links == {{Commons category-inline|Boramae Park}} * [https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/whereToGo/locIntrdn/rgnContentsView.do?vcontsId=91904 Visitor information] (in English) {{Seoul parks}}

[[Category:Parks in Seoul]] [[Category:Dongjak District]] [[Category:1987 establishments in South Korea]]