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'''Boramae Park''' ({{Korean|hangul=보라매공원|hanja=보라매公園}}) is a large public park in [[Sindaebang-dong]], [[Dongjak District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=곽 |first=형기 |title=보라매공원 (보라매公園) |work=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0023257 |access-date=2024-07-14 |publisher=[[Academy of Korean Studies]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=이 |first=나영 |title=보라매공원 - 디지털동작문화대전 |url=https://www.grandculture.net/dongjak/toc/GC08200274 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture]]}}</ref>

From 1958 to December 10, 1985, the area hosted the [[Korea Air Force Academy]] (KAFA).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> When the KAFA moved to [[Cheongju]], the [[Seoul Metropolitan Government]] acquired the former site on December 1985, and turned the area into a public park. The park opened to the public on May 5, 1986.<ref name=":0" /> The park is named "Boramae" after the name of a symbol used by the KAFA.<ref name=":0" />

The park has an area of {{Convert|413352|m2|ft2|abbr=on}}. It has a variety of facilities, including a playground, tennis courts, an artificial turf [[Football pitch|soccer field]], [[badminton]] courts, a jogging track, a [[gateball]] court, and a [[rock climbing wall]]. There are spaces for picnics, a floor fountain, community centers, and a small zoo.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> A [[dog park]] opened in the park on April 23, 2016.<ref name=":0" /> The park also has a pond.<ref name=":1" /> The park has an Air Park that displays eight airplanes in homage to its time as the KAFA, as well as a monument called Seongmudae ({{Korean|hangul=성무대|hanja=星武臺|labels=no}}).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The monument was built in 1962, using donations from former cadets.<ref name=":1" />