On the tourist map of Bangkok will soon have a new landmark – built by the British 88 years ago, the Memorial bridge in the heart of the capital. The city administration intends to refurbish the steel giant for those who are tired of existing decades tour.
according to the newspaper, The Bangkok Post, the mastermind behind the project was none other than Prime Minister prayut Chan-OCHA. The creation of cultural and technological cluster entrusted to experts of the capital’s Thammasat University. For these purposes already spent 7.5 million baht (about 250 thousand dollars). It is reported that the viaduct over the river Chao Phraya by analogy with the bridges of St. Petersburg will again become open, as in 1932.
In Europe, these tours of industrial and transportation facilities were very popular. Perhaps the most famous example is the old steel mill in the German town of Voelklingen, which was turned into an industrial Museum and exhibition centre.
