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Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra and Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul
have got people talking with their plan to build the world's tallest Ferris wheel.
MR Sukhumbhand wants the Bangkok Eye to be one of 16 projects that the
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will carry out to celebrate the
seventh birthday cycle of His Majesty the King on Dec 5 next year.
"The BMA foresees it being like the London Eye. It will be a giant Ferris wheel
with passenger capsules for sightseeing. It will be the tallest in the world,
as high as 176 metres and higher than the London Eye, which is 150 metres," Mr Pornthep said.
Officials from London have visited Bangkok and proposed the structure be built by the river. This has prompted the BMA to eye the compound of the Royal Thai Navy Club, but City Hall has not finalised its choice.
The project is estimated to cost 30 billion baht and Mr Pornthep thinks the BMA may need the government's financial support or private partnership.
However, the Bangkok Eye has drawn opposition. In the last House session, some representatives viewed the idea as idi*tic.
"Thirty billion baht will be wasted. How can they think about building it by the Chao Phraya River? Don't they know that sacred places are nearby, especially the Grand Palace? Will they let a tall frame overlook such places? Importantly, have they thought about the security of the [royal] institution?" said an MP who asked not to be named.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/201632/Bangkok-eye-plan-sparks-off-a-real-stir
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