Bangkok Eye to be taller than London Eye

[PeteC]

Yet another bloody boondoggle. Go ahead, continue to destroy Bangkok's historical heritage with nonsense like this, as well as wasting the country's money which could be put to much better use. Thailand's track record is abysmal concerning preventative maintenance and action before a crisis meaning that regardless if designed, constructed and supervised by the Japanese or the West, I wouldn't set foot on it for all the unreported money in politician's bank accounts! Pete

By The Nation
Published on October 14, 2010

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/20 ... 40043.html

The so-called Bangkok Eye will become one of the world's tallest Ferris wheels, surpassing even Britain's famous London Eye, a deputy Bangkok governor said yesterday.

The Bt30-billion structure will be built at a site near the bank of the Chao Phya River, Pornthep Techapaibul said yesterday.

As per the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's plan, the Bangkok Eye will stand at 176 metres, compared to the London Eye, which is 135m tall. The contract will be awarded to a private company, while the BMA will provide the location.

The first location nominated is a plot owned by ThaiBev owner Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi near Charoen Krung Road along the Chao Phya River and the second site proposed is within the Queen Sirikit Centre compound.

Just like the London Eye, which is located by the Thames River in the British capital, the Bangkok Eye should also be placed next to the Chao Phya.

The BMA has set up a working committee on the Bangkok Eye project, chaired by deputy governor Thaya Theepasuwan, who will soon call a meeting between officials who look after the London Eye officials and the BMA.

[Big Boy]

If everything I've read on this Forum about Bangkok sinking into the sea is true, it will have to be bigger

[PeteC]

To put this into more perspective, 30 billion Baht is a bit over 1 billion USD!...for what?! Do they realize what else could be done with money like that, that would benefit the country and people?!

These are now the days here where they need a proposition ballot system and I assure this one would lose, if they didn't tamper with the results.

But as you say, they could always use it as a waterwheel to pump out Bangkok when the time comes. Pete

[BaaBaa.]

Is there a Thai version of April fools day or something?

1 Billion USD on a ferris wheel? The mind boggles!

[poosmate]

I think in the present climate it will make a very good target..........I mean tourist attraction.
It will look good from a distance I am sure .......It will light the night sky.......as Central world did.

[Name Taken]

1 Billion USD on a ferris wheel? The mind boggles!

It is mind boggling. TiT

[STEVE G]

You can get a nice view of Bangkok from off the top of that cable-stay bridge on highway nine anyway!

[The understudy]

Ohhhh No another mind boggling waste
e of puplic Money for something prestigues attraction a city does not need!
Ohh yeah just for the record Not London Eye is the tallest ferriswheel of the World it's the Singapore Flyer towering 201 Meters over the Skylines of this City state.
Another thing for the record Berlin, Capitol City of Germany had also planned to build a FerrisWheel with the height of 184 meters making it the biggest in Europe. After 2 years of row over the building site which 2 sites had been bidding to host this wheel. Then buiiding site had been chosen and all paper work had been filed in to the different City Dept a Groundbreaking event had been held @ the site attended by Berlin's Mayor And all important City Bigwigs plus Projects Initiators had been present. Now 2,1/2 years after the groundbreaking absolutely zero% had been build and project initiators had closed their office & all the supporting funds from the CiTy of Berlin had been transferred to to an offshore account in the carribian. The project initiators are now subject of fraud investigation by the german state prosecution.

And Bangkok wanna really go though with this Ferriswheel project not 1 but 2 Ferriswheels? Insane in the Membrane, insane in the brain!

Your's The understudy!!!

[sandman67]

errrr...the point of the London Eye is in the historical heart of not just Britain but the city of London itself. Its in the most picturesque bit....Parliament, Big Ben, Horseguards, Buck House, Whitehall and the Thames Embankment. You get to gaze down on all of the main historical buildings and can see downriver to St Pauls and Tower Bridge...its a pretty thing to look at.

Bangkok has NO equivalent bits that are worth looking down on other than the main palace compound. The rest is a shit ugly tangle of slum housing, congested roads, shitty shopping centres and scruffy hi so tower blocks often shrouded in a crap brown fug of smog and car fumes.

Its like building a tower to look down on a pool of vomit, or moving The Eye to the middle of Tower Hamlets.

The fact they have to build it bigger is like a bad case of penis envy...they should get Harley Davidson to sponsor it.

You wanna look down on Bangers go to the top of the Johnny Walker tower....and save the billions of baht and build decent schools eh?

F ing retards.

[Randy Cornhole]

I thought 'Bangkok eye' was a medical condition...

[BaaBaa.]

^

Racist!

[sandman67]

Speciesist would be more appropriate mate

I despise the whole human race on an equal opportunities basis irrelevant of creed or colour

where humans show reason and value I admire and laud them, the rest I would happily see fed into wood chippers...thai politicians and administrators would ALL go that way.

I cant help it is Bangers reminds me of a pool of vomit...its warm, stinky and a f ing mess.



As M L King said... I have a dream!

[Spitfire]

1 billion baht eh? What? 400 million to build the joke and 600 million for the crooks, politicians and graft experts to embezzle at their will. Will just be one more feeding trough frenzy for all the pigs at the expence of the country.

[The understudy]

Hi there Sandman & Spitfire & HHAD

I'm taking the priviledge of the song "There's no place like London" From the Movie "Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" And rename it a little to reflect The situation here in Bangas!

There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
and the vermin of the world inhabit it
and its morals aren't worth what a pig can spit
and it goes by the name of Bangkok...
At the top of the hole sit the privileged few
Making mock of the vermin in the lonely zoo
turning beauty to filth and greed...
I too have sailed the world and seen its wonders,
for the cruelty of men is as wondrous as Peru
but there's no place like Bangkok!

There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
It's filled with people who are filled with shit
and the vermin of the world inhabit it!

Your's The understudy!!!

[London Boy]

Please forgive me but I have to ask, is anyone here on the forum happy in Thailand /Hua Hin, because the responses are pretty frigging sad.
I read this and think "bloody hell I like Thailand / Hua Hin" and here its like Get the F*******k out.?????
Maybe I am misunderstanding something.
By the way SM the Tower Hamlets view is very much different now