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Home » News from Thailand » Construction of a giant watchtower in Bangkok sparks criticism
There is criticism of the planned construction of a 459-meter tower on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. According to Panit Pujinda of Chulalongkorn University, only the commercial sector benefits and it is a waste of precious land owned by the Treasury Department.
Panit believes that the area could have a better destination than for public use. Soon Thai and foreigners will have to pay heavily for a megalomaniac project.
There is a foundation that wants to implement the tower project. The tower foundation is financially supported by fifty institutions. Of the construction costs of 4,6 billion baht, 2 billion baht can be raised from its own resources, the remainder must be financed.
Prime Minister Prayut emphasizes once again that no tax money is going to the project. The government supports the project because the tower must serve as a symbol of Bangkok (just like the Eiffel Tower in Paris). There will also be a museum in the tower about Thai history and the monarchy.
Source: Bangkok Post
It would be better to only give permission if a XNUMX% cost-covering picture can be presented, so that the taxpayer does not have to pay for this prestigious building. A lobby among the very rich Thais could also yield something. The money could be better spent in Thailand. But it will happen because what would you be without showing that you are well off.
It doesn't cost the taxpayer a penny and the proceeds go to charities.
Moreover, 120 million euros is a bargain for such an eye-catcher, as expensive as the renovation of the station concourse at The Hague Central Station.
Think that the costs of this are at least 100x higher if that is made believe.
Just Google the costs of such wind catchers in KL, Dubai, etc.
It doesn't cost the taxpayer a penny.
That piece of land could be rented out commercially for a lot of money, of which no one knows, whether the stated construction price is correct and of which no one knows how large the income of visitors will be and how high the expenditure on electricity, maintenance and everything else will be. comes to.
As for construction costs
How much money would the concrete and steel alone cost to build a 459-foot tower and build a foundation strong enough and deep enough to support the weight of that tower.
You can't build on that mud of bangkok itself.
I think that after purchasing the building supplies, the money has already run out.
And then you also get the economic damage during construction, with the supply of concrete and steel and everything else that goes to that construction pit.
And don't forget the sheet piles and pumps, otherwise you will end up with a flooded construction pit.
Yes, if you reason like this you can also argue that the taxpayer in the Netherlands is the victim as long as the government does not sell or rent out the Night Watch.
Whether Brabant rents out.
Furthermore, you are absolutely right. The Thai simply cannot calculate, cannot plan, make forecasts and cannot build.
I just sent them an email about the sheet piles and pumps, so I think they will take that into account.
Incidentally, I don't get the impression that it will be a 'skyscraper' in the sense of a building with floors, each of which has a useful floor space, but more of a tower like that of Eiffel. That saves quite a bit of concrete/money.
Not really comparable to the eiffel tower. It stands in the most prominent place in Paris, while this tower will be placed in a strange place in Bangkok. It has more to do with the ICONSIAM project at that location than the city of Bangkok itself. Incidentally, the view will be very limited at an altitude of 400 m in rain or fog.
It is a foundation project. The two main companies behind this foundation are the CP Group and Siam Piwat. The latter is the owner of all major shopping centers around Siam Square, such as Siam Discovery Siam Center and Siam Paragon. The CP group and Siam Piwat are also jointly developing the ICONSiam project. The tower in question will be located on a piece of land right next to IconSiam.
With some googling you can find out who the most important shareholder(s) are of Siam Piwat and then things will probably become clearer.
I wonder why they want to build such an ugly tower with such a strange point on it.
Take a closer look at the photo and you'll see that the thing doesn't fit in at all.
I know, it is Thailand and of course there is no 'welfare committee' like in the Netherlands, but even a layman can see that it is a mistake.
Seems like a waste of money to me….