He carried on by saying the site earmarked for the tower was in Bangkok’s Klong San District and close to the right bank of the River of Kings, the Chao Phraya. He added that the building would be built purely as a tourist monument and would not offer homes to commercial enterprises.
The plan is to build a shrine dedicated to the social development projects started by late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and to showcase the attractions and culture of Thailand. The spokesperson finished off by saying entry fees of around THB380 for Thai nationals and THB750 for foreigners would be donated to charitable causes after operating expenses had been deducted.
Once the Bangkok tower has been built it will be the second in Asia in terms of height only to Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Twin Towers. 12GO ASIA’s Bangkok staff say it will be half as high again as the city’s current tallest skyscraper, the MahaNakhon. Our image shows the 314-metre MahaNakhon Tower.
Lofty Bangkok skyscraper project gets the green light
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Thailand’s government has endorsed a proposal to erect a 459-metre high observation tower in the heart of the country’s capital. Confirming the decision, spokesperson Sansern Kaewkamnerd explained that the estimated cost of building the monolithic landmark was THB4.6 billion.