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FAMOUS BUILDINGS -
Bangkok City Hall |
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ศาลาว่าการกรุงเทพฯ |
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BMA (Bangkok Metropolitan
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After the Saochingcha Market was demolished in 1941, Bangkok’s
first city hall was built here. The original city hall was a
plain 2-storey wooden building that was far too small to
accommodate the rapid growth of Bangkok. It was later replaced
in 1962 by the huge white building you see here now which serves
as the main office of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration,
or BMA for short. This building was initially planned to be 72
meters tall, but in Thai tradition, regular buildings should not
be taller than the local temple. So a less imposing design
combining Thai and western architecture was chosen. On the
front of the BMA building, just below the ugly digital clock, is
the Bangkok city seal which is also found on all city vehicles,
park benches, and lightposts. The seal is based on a painting by
Prince Naris of the god Indra riding through the clouds on the
mythological three-headed elephant named Erawan. Indra holds a
lightning bolt in his hand, which he uses to drive away famine
and drought. Just as the green god protects and provides for the
celestial city of Amarvati, so the BMA governor maintains
Bangkok. |
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Free |
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13.75379 N |
100.50174 E |
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