300-year-old temple renovated with floor tiles

[misskit]

SAMUT PRAKAN — Netizens were left aghast at a “renovation” project that saw a 300-year old Buddhist temple in Samut Prakan refitted with an aluminium roof and floor tiles.


The demolition was so damaging that it stripped Wat Bang Duang Nok of its architectural and historical significance, academic Wara Chanmanee said by phone Tuesday. He said he would file a complaint to the Fine Arts Department about the latest destruction of historic buildings in Thailand.


“It’s such a huge loss. At the very least this temple dated from the late Ayutthaya era. How can you destroy a historical site? It was so beautiful,” Wara said by phone Tuesday. “We all pretend to love historical sites, but when problems happen, everyone says they aren’t responsible.”

MORE 300-Year Old Temple ‘Renovated’ with Floor Tiles

[Saint Willy]

Before and after pic.

[panama hat]

Looks like the walls of a public dunny

[VocalNeal]

Before is a very old picture. Even two years ago it was a pile of rubble.

[Seekingasylum]

A rather vivid insightful illustration of the reality of modern Thailand.

Is it more incompetence, crass stupidity or the consequence of some fiscal confusion or other over the budget allocation curtailing remedial work within an eye to historical context.

Take your pick, eh.

[kmart]

Bidding for this job obviously farmed out "Lazada" style to cheapest bug-chewing contractor.