webfact Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Restoration of historic Pathumwan residence wins UNESCO awardBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- The Pathumwan district residence of a civil servant during the reign of King Rama VI received the Award of Merit from Unesco’s Asia Pacific Heritage program this year.For being a good example of preservation efforts, the Phraya Si Thammathirat Residence was one of five projects in the world to receive an Award of Merit from the UN’s custodians of culture this year."The restoration of the early 20th-century Phraya Si Thammathirat residence in Bangkok's Pathumwan district is a prime example of multiple-stakeholder commitment to the preservation of a building with significant heritage value," Unesco said Tuesday.The Award of Merit is the bronze-medal of preservation awards. Perhaps reflecting the state of preservation efforts in the region, only one project won the second-tier “Award of Distinction” (The Saryazd Citadel in Iran) and the top-level prize went unawarded.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/09/03/restoration-historic-pathumwan-residence-wins-unesco-award -- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-09-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck99 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Wow! A civil servant lived very well during the reign of King Rama VI. And a 100 years later not much has changed. There are select civil servants with a life style much higher than the average man. I've always thought "civil servant" was somewhat of a misnomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickirs Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Awards of Merit: Exeter Farm, Glenwood, New South Wales, Australia Shri Sakhargad Niwasini Devi Temple Complex, Kinhai Village, Maharashtra, India Frankton Boatshed, Queenstown, New Zealand Wak Hai Cheng Bio, Singapore Phraya Si Thammathirat Residence, Bangkok, Thailand Honorable Mentions: Shahzada Hussain Mausoleum, Karez Village, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Cape Inscription Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters, Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia Rottnest Island World War II Coastal Defences, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia Nanjing Yihe Mansions, Jiangsu Province, China Esplanade House, Mumbai, India De Driekleur, Bandung, Indonesia Gali Surjan Singh, Lahore, Pakistan Jury Commendation for Innovation: Lucky Shophouse, Singapore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Glad to see this type of thing taking place in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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