Prof. Kiatkun Suraphon pointed out the Chang Puak Gate. ‘It’s not an ancient site’, raising old pictures to point out ‘doing the right thing’
On September 25, due to the soil in the area Chang Puak Gate Wall, Muang District, Chiang Mai Province It collapsed following the rain, with some of the walls damaged.
latest Professor Emeritus Suraphon Damrikul Former teacher of the Faculty of Fine Arts Chiang Mai University Publish comments through personal Facebook that The White Elephant Gate is not an ancient site. but is a new construction
The White Elephant Gate is not an ancient site.
but is a new construction that is a sight on the ancient land (It’s good to be broken)
Continuing heavy rain yesterday make the white elephant door Chiang Mai collapse, collapse
Amid the shock and pity of the people of Chiang Mai
but i think i’m lucky
It’s good to break down
because they will know that These city gates are strange things. Rebuilt by ugly design Because it is not the style and pattern of the city gates that are universal.
(Foreigners come to see it, it’s funny. Think Chiang Mai City to have been colonized in Burma for a long time)
by the fact that the city gate of Chiang Mai is seen today They are all new creations.
This is because the city gates of the ancient city of Chiang Mai have been plowed and destroyed. (There are two pictures of the old city gate, which is Tha Phae Gate. and the White Elephant Gate), as well as the bricks of the old city walls were auctioned off for bricks. to make the country spacious and modern since the Ministry of Dhamma
Later, Chiang Mai Municipality (at that time) regarding eighty years ago (under Tim Chotana as mayor) designed and built 5 new gates (without the basis of old evidence).
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Nowadays, Chiang Mai people have all forgotten. Think that the door you see is the White Elephant Gate, Suan Dok, Chiang Mai and Suan Pung. It is an ancient city’s ancient site.
Except for the current Tha Phae Gate, Mr. Chaiya Poonsiriwong, Governor of Chiang Mai Province have demolished the door that the municipality built a new one
Issued and asked for permission from the Fine Arts Department to rebuild according to the old picture format in 1986
Therefore, I ask Chiang Mai people to understand correctly that The broken white elephant gate Not an old ancient site including the Fine Arts Office 7, Chiang Mai. waste the land budget because it is not an ancient site
At the National Archives, Bangkok, there is an old picture of the Chang Puak Gate. It would be a good opportunity for the Fine Arts Department to cooperate with Chiang Mai Municipality. Doing the right thing for Chiang Mai once more Like Tha Phae Gate that has been rebuilt according to old photos.
In a few days, a big storm will enter Chiang Mai. It will rain heavily.
Just!! Praying that the remaining three gates of Ujat be rebuilt.
completely collapse It’s good to lose.
Later, Professor Emeritus Suraphon also published old photographs of the Chang Puak Gate or Hua Wiang Gate. Chiang Mai This will be the prototype of the Hua Wiang Gate or Chang Puak Gate. Chiang Mai is right.
the above article It has a large number of people sharing it. including people in the field of Thai archeology and former high-ranking officials of the Fine Arts Department
