FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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How can we stop the slow destruction of historic Bangkok? 

How can we stop the slow destruction of historic Bangkok? 

The impending closure and demolition of the Dusit Thani Bangkok is a travesty.

Such heritage landmarks should be protected for the nation, and the owners never allowed to make such a crazy decision to knock them down entirely and destroy decades of history and architectural culture overnight.
It is sad to see that most Thai developers still don’t recognise the innate and irreplaceable value in these old structures. 
Why not work with them to revitalise them and modernise them instead of simply replacing them with soulless glass and concrete buildings? 
Each time the hammer swings on these precious pieces of Bangkok heritage, the city loses another part of its uniqueness, it’s aura and it’s charm. Where is the big-picture thinking to protect and celebrate what special things you have?
BigMangoDave

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