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Banharn-Jamsai Tower
Banharn-Jamsai Tower ( th, หอคอยบรรหาร-แจ่มใส; ) is the tallest tower in Thailand, and a main attraction of Suphan Buri Province. It in Chaloem Phatthara Rachinee Park, Tambon Tha Pee Leang, Mueang Suphan Buri District. It is named after former prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa and his wife Jamsai Silpa-archa ''Khun Ying'' Jamsai Silpa-archa ( th, แจ่มใส ศิลปอาชา, , ; born 20 April 1934), née Lekhawat ( th, เลขวัต, ), is the widow of Banharn Silpa-archa, the 21st Prime Minister of Thailand and Thai Nation Party .... Detail * Floor 1: entrance and souvenir shop * Floor 2: food center and view point * Floor 3: view point and souvenir shop * Floor 4: view point (with telescopes) and historical exhibition References Towers in Thailand Buildings and structures in Suphan Buri province {{Thailand-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suphan Buri
Suphan Buri () is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand. It covers ''tambon'' Tha Philiang and parts of ''tambons'' Rua Yai and Tha Rahat, all within the Mueang Suphan Buri District. As of 2006 it had a population of 26,656. The town is 101 km north-northwest of Bangkok. Geography Suphan Buri lies on the Tha Chin River (known locally as the ''Suphan River''), at an elevation of . The surrounding area is low-lying and flat, with rice farms covering much of the land. Climate Suphan Buri has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). Winters are quite dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at . The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. History 19th-century Siamese historian and statesman Damrong Rajanubhab speculated that the city was founded under the name Suvarnapurī arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower
A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to be habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the height of a clock tower improves the visibility of the clock, and the height of a tower in a fortified building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation tower, observation, leisure, or telecommunication purposes. A tower can stand alone or be supported by adjacent buildings, or it may be a feature on top of a larger structure or building. Etymology Old English ''torr'' is from Latin ''turris'' via Old French ''tor''. The Latin term together with Greek language, Greek τύ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banharn Silpa-archa
Banharn Silpa-archa (also spelled ''Banhan'', ''Silapa''-, ''Sinlapa''-, -''acha''; th, บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา, , ; ; 19 August 1932 – 23 April 2016) was a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996. Banharn made a fortune in the construction business before he became a House of Representatives of Thailand, Member of Parliament representing his home province of Suphan Buri Province, Suphan Buri. He held different cabinet posts in several governments. In 1994, he became the leader of the Thai Nation Party. In 2008, the party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court and Banharn was banned from politics for five years. Early life, education, and business career Banharn was born on 19 August 1932 in Suphan Buri Province, Suphan Buri to a Teochew Chinese merchant family. His Chinese name was ''Tekchiang Saebe'' (; th, เต็กเชียง แซ่เบ๊). He married Khunying Jamsai Silpa-archa and they have three chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamsai Silpa-archa
''Khun Ying'' Jamsai Silpa-archa ( th, แจ่มใส ศิลปอาชา, , ; born 20 April 1934), née Lekhawat ( th, เลขวัต, ), is the widow of Banharn Silpa-archa, the 21st Prime Minister of Thailand and Thai Nation Party Leader. They have three children: one son, Varawut (married to Suwanna Raiwin), and two daughters, Kanchana and Parichat. Education and careers Jamsai graduated from Phadungsil School in 1944 and graduated from Sanguan Ying School in 1947. She was a founder of Banharn-Jamsai Silpa-archa Foundation to provide educational opportunities to students in Suphanburi province. Royal decorations * Order of the White Elephant Benchamaphon Chang Phueak * Order of the Crown of Thailand Tritaphon Mongkut Thai * Order of the Crown of Thailand Prathamaphon Mongkut Thai * Order of Chula Chom Klao Chatutot Chunlachomklao * Order of the White Elephant Prathamaphon Chang Phueak * Order of the Crown of Thailand Maha Wachira Mongkut * Order of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towers In Thailand
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to be habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the height of a clock tower improves the visibility of the clock, and the height of a tower in a fortified building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation, leisure, or telecommunication purposes. A tower can stand alone or be supported by adjacent buildings, or it may be a feature on top of a larger structure or building. Etymology Old English ''torr'' is from Latin ''turris'' via Old French ''tor''. The Latin term together with Greek τύρσις was loaned from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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