{{short description|Public park in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{redirect|King Rama IX Park|the park in Dusit district|King Rama IX Memorial Park}} [[File:Rama IX Park.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|The park in 1998]] '''Suan Luang Rama IX''' ({{langx|th|สวนหลวง ร.9}}, {{IPA|th|sǔan lǔaŋ rɔ̄ː kâːw|pron}}, {{RTGS|''Suan Luang Ro Kao''}}), also referred to as ('''King''') '''Rama IX Park''', is a [[public park]] in [[Bangkok]]'s [[Prawet District]]. With an area of {{convert|500|rai|ha acre|lk=in}}, it is the largest park in the city.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Public Park Office, Environment Department |title=สวนหลวง ร.9 Suan Luang Rama IX Park |url=http://office.bangkok.go.th/publicpark/park11.asp |website=Public Park Office website |publisher=Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |accessdate=19 August 2018 |language=th}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=ประวัติความเป็นมาของสวนหลวง ร.๙ |url=http://suanluangrama9.or.th/background-of-suan-luang-rama-ix/ |website=suanluangrama9.or.th |publisher=Suan Luang Rama 9 Foundation |accessdate=19 August 2018 |language=th}}</ref> It features extensive [[botanical garden]]s, 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.<ref>{{cite web|language=thai|work=Naewna|title=พรรณไม้งามอร่ามสวนหลวง ร.9 ความงามแห่งมวลไม้นานาพันธุ์|trans-title=Beautiful Flora in the Suan Luang Rama IX Park, the beauty of all kinds of flora|date=12 December 2020|accessdate=1 January 2021|url=https://www.naewna.com/lady/538042}}</ref>
Although the park is the namesake of the [[Suan Luang Rama IX MRT station]] on the [[Yellow Line (Bangkok)|Yellow Line]], the distance between the station and the park is over 1km.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3 มิ.ย.นี้ เปิดทดลองรถไฟฟ้า “สีเหลือง” 13 สถานี “สำโรง-หัวหมาก” |url=https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/2393786/}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{commonscat-inline|Suan Luang Rama 9 Park}}
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[[Category:Parks in Bangkok]] [[Category:Prawet district]] [[Category:Monuments and memorials to Bhumibol Adulyadej]]