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Suan Seri Thai, formerly known as Bueng Kum Water Park It is a neighborhood level park. A tourist attraction in Bangkok, located at Cooperative Village, Soi Seri Thai 57, Seri Thai Road, Bueng Kum District, Bangkok. Which has a total area of ​​approximately 350 rai. There are many interesting points including:

- The water park is unique to Seri Thai Park. It consists of aquatic plants decorating the edge of the pond, a waterfall, and a curtain fountain in the middle of the pond.

 

- Serithai Memorial Building Inside there is the Seri Thai Memorial Museum, a library for children and youth, and a public library. and Bueng Kum Museum

 

- The forest park has 3 parts: 1. Rom Sai Forest Park, 2. Thaweesuk Forest Park, and 3. Charoen Kan Forest Park. By planting large trees that are perennials such as cassia, gaur, banyan, and peacock tail, etc.

 

- Island in the middle of the water, which in the middle of the pond creates a natural island. There will be a resting pavilion. Planted palm gardens of more than 10 different varieties, including Thai varieties. and foreign varieties Some species are rare and difficult to cultivate, such as Nampu Palm, Blue Tan, etc.

 

- Fruit garden with pomelo, santol, custard apple and jackfruit trees, etc.

 

- Fragrant flower garden has flowering plants that are mostly Thai plants such as Phikun and Mok, etc.

 

Seri Thai Park, formerly Bueng Kum or Bueng Ta Thong, was a large old public pond that had been encroached upon and became shallow. In 1985, Bueng Kum began to be improved and developed according to the Royal Project of His Majesty the King. by providing water storage areas to solve flooding problems in Bangkok (Kaem Ling Project) to be a reservoir until it can hold up to 1.5 million cubic meters of water. Complete with a flood gate to control the water level. and drains into Bueng Kum Canal Continuing to Khlong Saen Saep

 

which later developed and expanded the area Created as a public park and a forest garden according to the Bangkok Forest Park Project in honor of His Majesty the King's auspicious occasion. His Majesty completed 50 years of accession to the throne (in the Royal Jubilee Ceremony in 1996) under the name "Bueng Kum Water Park"

 

In 1995, members of the Free Thai Movement Therefore, a request was made for a part of the Bueng Kum Water Park to be designated as the Seri Thai Plaza, and there was an opening ceremony for the Seri Thai Plaza on September 2, 1995. Later, Mr. Dusadee Banomyong, who is the heir of the leader of the Free Thai Movement, along with the group, proposed Change the name Bueng Kum Water Park is called "Seri Thai Park" to serve as a memorial to the Free Thai Movement. Its official opening ceremony was held on August 16, 1997, which would have been the 52nd anniversary of the end of World War II.

 

In August 1999, Bangkok joined with the project committee to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Pridi Banomyong, an elder statesman. Participated in the event "Thai Peace Day" is to commemorate the declaration of Thai peace on the 54th anniversary and to honor the Free Thai Movement that has made benefits to the nation. Therefore there has been construction. "Serithai Memorial Building", modeled after "Tha Chang House" or house number 19, Phra Athit Road, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, which used to be the residence of Mr. Pridi Banomyong while he served as Regent of King Rama VIII and leader of the Free Thai Movement. Tha Chang House is therefore like the headquarters of the Seri Thai Movement during World War II. There was an opening ceremony for the "Seri Thai Memorial Building" on August 16, 2003.