AWOL Issue 340

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issue 3 40 14 August 2015

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giant kings

seven huge statues now in position hua hin, THAILAND Last weekend the final giant statues of seven great Thai Kings were put into position at Ratchapakdi Park, south of Hua Hin, opposite and slightly before reaching the Suan Son Pradipat Beach area. The enormous erections measure almost 14 metres high and six metres wide, and have been placed on a large plinth above what will become a museum and an exhibition centre to display the profiles and contributions of all former monarchs. The last statue to be erected, on Sunday, was the bronze statue of King Chulalongkorn (right), after transport from a casting factory in Bangkok, and the other monarchs featured are King Ramkhamhaeng the Great, King Naresuan the Great, King Narai the Great, King Taksin the Great, King Buddha Yodfa Chulalok the Great, and King Mongkut. Now they have been installed, artists from the six casting factories in Nakhon Pathom, Lop Buri, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and Bangkok, where they were made, will decorate them ready for a religious ceremony chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha which will be held on 19th August, ahead of the park’s yet to be announced opening date. The park is located on a 222 rai (355,200 square metres) area and is costing a total of 700 million baht to build, with the intention of being a centre for civic occasions, a place to learn about Thailand’s history as well as being a tourist attraction. A 91-rai area is designated for important ceremonies, incorporating the museum and exhibition centre under the kings’ statues.

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