Queen Sirikit Park
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Queen Sirikit Parkis a botanical garden inChatuchak District,Bangkok,Thailand.Covering an area of 0.22 km2,it is part of the largerChatuchak Parkcomplex. It was established in 1992 and named afterSirikit, Queen of Thailandto celebrate her 60th birthday. It contains manyfountainsand pools wherelotusflowers bloom. The park has a highbiodiversityin anecosystemwhich has a great variety of plants andbutterflies.There is a great variety ofbanana cultivars,a great variety ofpalm treecultivars, a great variety ofhibiscus,a great variety of lotus, more than 200 species of waterlilies, a great variety of new species of plant in the world, a great variety ofcoconut cultivars,a great variety ofbamboo cultivars,and a great variety of rare plants as well as plants endemic to Thailand.
History
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In 1991, the cabinet made the resolution to establish Queen Sirikit Park, the park for celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of Queen Sirikit's 5th Cycle (60 years) Birthday anniversary, on 12 August 1992. The cabinet assigned theMinistry of Transportto build this park in the area of theState Railway of Thailand.[1]This area is located in the South of the golf course of the Railway. The pattern of this park was similar as Thailand's geographical map.[2]The area in the first project was 140 rai(0.224 km2)[1]and in the second project it will be expanded the area in 60 rai (0.092 km2) more[3]in the future. In this area, there can be a park for a leisure weekend, fitness park for exercise, and the place to see a beautiful botanical garden which contains more than 2,000 species[4]of the local and foreign plants. The construction budget came from the government, the State enterprises under theMinistry of Commerce,and the private sector.[1]In parts of long way garden maintenance, the Foundation of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand will take care of this point.[1]
On 1 May 1995,[1]the cabinet transferred Queen Sirikit Park toBangkok Metropolitan Administration.On 19 December 1996,[1]Queen Sirikit Park opening ceremony.
Events
[edit]- Queen Sirikit birth day or Mother's Day Event.
External links
[edit]- Queen Sirikit Parkat the Thai Department of the Environment website
- Queen Sirikit Parkat thailandtraveltours
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"สำนักงานสวนสารธารณะสำนักสิ่งแวดล้อม".Retrieved14 October2017.
- ^"Hotels. All Parks in Bangkok".Retrieved14 October2017.
- ^"สวนสมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ฯ".Archived fromthe originalon 6 January 2010.Retrieved12 November2017.
- ^"amazing THAILAND. QUEEN SIRIKIT PARK".Retrieved14 October2017.
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