Bangkok Post

What has happened to Khana Ratsadon’s architectu­ral heritage?

- PARITTA WANGKIAT

Eighty-five years after Khana Ratsadon staged a coup which ended Thailand’s absolute monarchy, its architectu­ral heritage faces oblivion. Some buildings have been forgotten. Some have been demolished. Most are not protected by the law. Just like Khana Ratsadon’s controvers­ial figures who have been given different accounts of their acts. Chatri Prakitnont­hakan, associate professor at Silpakorn University’s Faculty of Architectu­re, a specialist in Khana Ratsadon’s architectu­ral legacy, reviews their current status.

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