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also known as BANJASIRI

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Suan (Garden) Benchasiri; "Park Commemorating the Fifth Cycle Birthday Anniversary") is a garden, lake Park

This is definitely the place to be for sculpture lovers, as several of the best examples of Thai sculpture are scattered around the park.

Relatively small by comparison to the main Park "Lumphini Park" in zone Silom where you can hire boats and bikes. Here you have convenience to walk straight of the BTS skytrain line at
station Phrom Pong and enter a boutique Park that's packed with features. Around the outside is an exercise track which gets quite busy from 5pm onwards and don't to stop at 6pm for the National Anthem.

From the main road (Sukhumvit) you'll see a wide angle fountain offering water shows on various time slots, enter the park park and follow the winding path that wraps around the lake, along the stretch are children's playgrounds and exercise fitness stations. At the back is a skate board rink and basketball courts and several kiosks. 

Built on 11.6 acres (47,000 m2) next door to the Emporium shopping complex, it commemorates the fifth cycle (sixtieth) birthday anniversary of Queen Sirikit on 12 August 1992. Construction began in 1990 on land which originally housed the Bangkok Meteorological Department until its relocation to Bang Na.Built around an ornamental lake, it contains 12 pieces of contemporary sculpture by Thai artists and is often used for open-air events.