Nonthaburi heritage gem revealed by cable-burying project

By The Nation

 

 

Nonthaburi’s old Provincial Hall is getting a facelift to remove the ugly lines that have marred its century-old beauty just to the north of Bangkok.

 

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and local authorities are moving the electric cables and posts that obscure the teakwood façade and placing them underground. The cable rerouting is part of first-phase renovation of Nonthaburi Pier on the Chao Phraya River.

 

 

The Provincial Hall, now a museum, is a large two-storey teak building built in the European style during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) in 1910.

 

The Fine Arts Department listed the building as a historic site in 1981, while the Association of Siamese Architects granted it an award for conservation in 2000. In 2009 the old Provincial Hall reopened as the Nonthaburi Museum, after renovation work on its exquisitely crafted wooden facade.

 

 

Now, the electrical cables in front of the building are being rerouted underground, with work scheduled for completion in January.

 

The MEA has so far buried 48.6 kilometres of cables that used to run overhead along major routes in Bangkok, including Silom, Sukhumvit, Phahonyothin, Phaya Thai, Rama I, Rama IV, Ratchadamri, Ratchawithi, Ratchaprarop, Sri Ayutthaya, Sawankhalok, Sathupradit, Sawang Arom, Phitsanulok, and Nakhon Sawan roads.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400361

 

 

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It is going slowly, but it is good that they are doing it. I thought that too few people cared about their ugly environment.

It's a great project that they are doing and all areas of Bangkok that are complete look so much better!  Credit where it is due and I hope they keep it up.

 

After this is done I would love them to start a new campaign of ridding Bangkok of the ugly oversized bill boards that blight the landscape - Bangkok would also look a hell of a lot better without those.