Suan Romanih Naht (สวนรมณีนาถ) is
the Thai name of a public park in Bangkok, located on Mahachai Road, on the
grounds of a former maximum security prison. Literally, the name could be
translated as ‘garden of the joyful woman who is dependable’. The name, however,
was coined by Queen Sirikit and the term naht (นาถ) at the end was taken from
the end of a title used to refer to the Queen, i.e. Phra Boromma Rajanih Naht (พระบรมราชินีนาถ),
and the park's name is hence understood to mean the ‘Garden that pleased the
Queen’. In 1991, the government decided to demolish the old prison and turn the
area into a 29 rai, 3 ngan and 72 square wah large park, to commemorate the
occasion of Queen Sirikit's 60th Birthday Anniversary in 1992. The park was
officially opened on 17 August 1999, in the presence of Crown Prince Maha
Vajiralongkorn, the later King Rama X. One of its attractions today is the
Corrections Museum, which is partly built in what remains of the former prison.
In English, it is referred to as Romanih Naht Park and also transliterated
Romannih Naht Park and Romanee Naat Park, amongst others. Besides a fitness
area, the park also features a basketball court, a jogging track, and a
skateboard area.
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