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The real value of city’s architectural heritage

A view of Siriraj Bimuksthan Museum in Bangkok Noi district, which was originally an old train station on the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phraya River. It is now a part of Siriraj Hospital. Apichart Jinakul

By refurbishing vacant old buildings scattered around the city and transforming them into public amenities, Bangkok now has a way to put abandoned properties to good use, while at the same time saving its historic character from being left to fall into a state of ruin.

Some old areas and historic buildings in Bangkok have lost their functionality, and also much of their investment potential, due to the changing economic circumstances of the past few years.

They remain unattractive to commercial investors. Yet from the seedlings…

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