{{Short description|Public park in Samran Rat Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand}} {{Infobox park | name = Rommaninat Park | image = Bangkok Suan Romaninart Park IMG 6834.JPG | image_size = 250 | image_caption = [[Observation tower]] | type = Public park | location = [[Samran Rat]], [[Phra Nakhon District|Phra Nakhon]], Bangkok | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|13|44|55.67|N|100|30|10.78|E|display=title}} | area = {{convert|11|acre|ha}} | created = | operator = [[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration]] (BMA) | visitation_num = | status = Daily 05.00 a.m. to 09.00 p.m.<br>Corrections Museum open Tuesday to Saturday 08.30 a.m. to 04.00 p.m. | public_transit = {{rint|bangkok|blue}} {{rint|bangkok|purple}} [[Sam Yot MRT station|Sam Yot Station]]<br>{{rint|bus|1}} [[Bangkok Mass Transit Authority|BMTA Bus]] / [[Bangkok Mass Transit Authority#Bus fleet|Affiliated Bus]]<br/>{{taxi icon|18px|alt text}} [[Transport in Bangkok#Taxis|Taxi]] / [[Motorcycle taxi#Thailand|Motorcycle taxi]] | website = }}
'''Rommaninat Park''' or spelt '''Romaneenart Park''' ({{langx|th|สวนรมณีนาถ}}, {{IPA|th|sǔan rōm.mā.nīː.nâːt|pron}}, {{lit|delightful park of woman who was regent}}), colloquially known as '''Khuk Kao''' (คุกเก่า, {{IPA|th|khúk kàw|pron}}, {{lit|old prison}}) is a [[public park]] located in the [[Pratu Phi|Samran Rat]] area near the [[Giant Swing]]. Rommaninat Park covers an area of nearly 12 [[acre]]s. It was built on the occasion of Queen [[Sirikit]]'s 60th birthday in 1992.
the park is built on the side of what used to be the [[Klong Prem Prison]], built on the royal initiative of King [[Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V) in 1890, modeled after [[HM Prison Brixton]] in [[London Borough of Lambeth]], United Kingdom. The prison had changed names several times, most recently in 1972 renamed to Bangkok Remand Prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9540000066298|work=[[Manager Daily]]|author=Num Lukthung|date=2011-05-31|trans-title=Visiting an old prison under the shade "Rommaninat Park"|title=เที่ยวคุกเก่าใต้ร่มเงา "สวนรมณีนาถ"|language=thai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holidaythai.com/Thailand-Attractions-164.htm|work=Holidaythai|trans-title=Rommaninat Park, Bangkok|title=สวนรมณีนาถ จ.กรุงเทพ|language=thai}}</ref> In fact, the inside of the park still retaints some original parts of the prison building. The [[Bangkok Corrections Museum]] was also built including a criminal court building, guards building, and [[observation tower]]s.
A place for people to come relax and exercise, the park also features a water resource preservation system which uses water for plant watering brought from the nearby park. This water has already been passed through the wastewater treatment system and is further maintained by the presence of herbivorous [[Nile tilapia]], which feed on phytoplankton to help keep the water clean.
Certified guide dogs are allowed in this park. [[file:SiriPhong,Samran rat, phra Nakhon, Bangkok - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Siriphong Road runs behind the park]]
==See also== *[[Bangkok Corrections Museum]] – museum within the park *[[Saranrom Park]] – nearest public park
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==External links== *[http://minpininteraction.com/bkk_static/park05.asp Official Thai Website] *{{cite web|url=https://uk.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Romaneenart-Park--2043|title=ROMANEENART PARK|work=[[Tourism Authority of Thailand|TAT]]}}<sup>(page moved)</sup>
[[Category:Phra Nakhon district]] [[Category:Parks in Bangkok]] [[Category:1992 establishments in Thailand]]