Chaeng Watthana Government Complex

Chaeng Watthana Government Complex (Thai: ศูนย์ราชการแจ้งวัฒนะ), or formally, the Government Complex Commemorating His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December, BE 2550 (2007) (Thai: ศูนย์ราชการเฉลิมพระเกียรติ 80 พรรษา 5 ธันวาคม 2550), is a complex of Thai Government buildings on Chaeng Watthana Road, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Lak Si District, Bangkok. The complex was built in commemoration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday. The complex construction project started in 2005 under Thaksin Shinawatra's regime and was completed in 2008.[1] Its opening ceremony was held on 17 February 2010 by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti.[2] The project cost 20,000 million baht.[1]

Chaeng Watthana Government Complex
Chaeng Watthana Government Complex is located in Bangkok
Chaeng Watthana Government Complex
Chaeng Watthana Government Complex
General information
Architectural styleModern
Town or cityLak Si, Bangkok
Country Thailand
Coordinates13°53′N 100°34′E
Construction started2005
Completed2008
ClientRoyal Thai Government

The 349 rai (55.8 ha; 138 acres)[1] of land on which the complex sits belongs to the Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance.[3] The complex is administered by Dhanarak Asset Development (ธนารักษ์พัฒนาสินทรัพย์) or DAD, a state enterprise attached to the Treasury Department.[4]

Structure

The complex is divided into three zones: Zone A (100 rai) and Zone B (197 rai) are for government buildings, and Zone C (152 rai) supports the growth of the complex itself.[1] The governmental buildings in the complex are divided into two groups:

Ratchaburidirekrit Building

Building A (อาคารเอ), or formally, the Ratchaburidirekrit Building (อาคารราชบุรีดิเรกฤทธิ์; named for Prince Raphi Phatthanasak, Prince of Ratchaburi (1874–1920), whom some consider to be the "father of Thai law"), is in Zone A and includes the justice-related agencies:

  • Administrative Courts
    • Central Administrative Court
    • Office of Administrative Courts
    • Supreme Administrative Court
  • Constitutional Court
  • Courts of Justice
    • Central Bankruptcy Court
    • Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court
    • Supreme Court of Justice
    • Don Mueang Kwaeng Court
  • Office of the Attorney General

Ratthaprasatphakdi Building

Building B (อาคารบี), or formally, the Ratthaprasatphakdi Building (อาคารรัฐประศาสนภักดี), is in Zone B and is includes administrative agencies:

Other Buildings

Other buildings include the "Chaeng Watthana Centara Government Complex Hotel and Convention Centre", a hotel with a convention centre called "Wayuphak Hall".[5]

References
  1. "ข้อมูลทั่วไป" [General information] (in Thai). Dhanarak Asset Development Company Limited. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  2. "ศูนย์ราชการเฉลิมพระเกียรติ ๘๐ พรรษา ๕ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๐".
  3. "แผนการปฏิบัติงาน" [Operating plan] (in Thai). Dhanarak Asset Development Company Limited. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  4. "เกี่ยวกับศูนย์ราชการ" [About the Complex] (in Thai). Dhanarak Asset Development Company Limited. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  5. "Centara Government Complex Hotel & Convention Centre Chaeng Watthana" (in Thai). Centara Hotels and Resorts. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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