在網路上有人讚揚曼谷的班嘉奇蒂森林公園，查了一下資料，公園的前身是菸草廠，1991年在中央政府內閣會議決議下，搬到曼谷外圍區，留下土地做為公園。中央財政部與曼谷都市計畫單位合作勾勒公園的形狀，1992年內閣將此公園獻給皇后Queen Sirikit (1950-2016)，得到正式名稱Benchakiti Park，2004年開幕，2008年移交曼谷都會政府營運管理，面積大約72公頃。
曼谷都會區人口超過千萬人，地勢低窪，大概只有1.5公尺海拔高度。
On December 24, 1991, in accordance with the cabinet's resolution, the tobacco factory was moved to provincial area to leave the land for the development of a public park. Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with Bangkok's Department of City Planning and relating units, was responsible for the model scheme of the park. In addition, as 1992 was the year of the 60th anniversary of Queen Sirikit, the cabinet decided to dedicate the park as a tribute to His Majesty the Queen, who named this public park "Benchakiti Park" and proceeded to preside at the park's opening ceremony on December 9, 2004.
The park was under the care of the Treasury Department before being transferred to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on June 1, 2008. Not only providing name for the park, Queen Sirikit also studies the park model and suggested planting flower garden which blossom in different periods of the year. The park area is therefore dazzlingly beautiful with various kinds of flower that take turn to blossom all year long. With the intention to create the first water park of Bangkok, some two-third or around 14 hectares of the park's front area was used to build a large pond under the concept of "Pa Rak Nam (Forest Protecting Water Resource)". The concept connects the pond to the park's back area, which is dedicated to a forest park where types of forests in Thailand's different regions are reproduced. The park also has spaces for various uses, which are Benchakiti area, Ong Phra area, an outdoor recreation area, health park, playground, walkway, bicycle lane, pavilions and parking space.
這是中央與地方合作產生的公園，區位條件優越。公園的前身是菸草廠，占地72公頃，其中14公頃被轉化為水池，其餘變身為森林公園，外加天空步道及植栽區。
聽起來熟悉嗎?台中的水湳機場變身中央公園的故事，大家知多少?
Despite having been built on an extremely compressed timeframe, Benjakitti Forest Park has proven a great success. While much of Bangkok flooded last summer, the park and its immediate vicinity did not. The water-quality remediating wetland is performing well and produces enough water to keep the wetland alive through the dry season. A rich variety of birds and other wildlife has taken up residence in the park. The most striking achievement is that this naturally regenerative system is now the largest park in densely populated central Bangkok and attracts tens of thousands of visitors daily, who use it for a wide variety of activities, including jogging and cycling, family gatherings, school commencements, picnics, dates and wedding photographs. It has been celebrated extensively on social media as a new symbol of Thailand’s capital city.
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