Despite winning the “2020 Asian Townscape Awards” after undergoing renovation for several years, Ong Ang Canal in Phra Nakhon district has received mixed reactions from locals and tourists.
According to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Ong Ang Canal was last overhauled around 2019, including renovations to its walking street and artist-designed manhole covers.
After the walking street opened, the BMA collaborated with Urai Phanich Co. Ltd and ATM Spray in 2020 to have street art line the canal walls from Phanupan…