The 120th anninversary of Mr. Pridi Banomyong’s birth on May 11, 2020, Thammasat University has organized a project to build a memorial near the area where Mr, Pridi was born, in a raft house by the canal opposite to Banaomyong Temple, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, along with developing the area near the temple to construct a library, museum and meeting rooms.
The project started by receiving three plots of unusable land near the area of the original raft house through donations from Mr. Pridi’s relatives. The next important task was to search for a boat house with similar styles, and possibly same era which is around 100 years old, from the island around the city of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. Then, the restoration of the houses and the surrounding landscape was done to make them more stronger and durable while preserving the traditional Thai house’s design and antique styles on all structures
The museum was build using another boat house to exhibit archived documents, books, antiques and historical photos for the new generation and to be a “living classroom” for further research and tourists attraction.
For more information on Pridi Banomyong Memorial, please refer to these websites.
1. Memorial Restoration Project – Pridi Banomyong Memorial
2. การบูรณะซ่อมแซมอนุสรณ์สถานปรีดี พนมยงศ์ จังหวัดพระนครศรีอยุธยา ให้อยู่ในสภาพที่สมบูรณ์ โดยมหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์
3. Restoration of Pridi Banomyong Memorial – Rangsit Campus Administration
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1. Roles of Public Spaces in the Development of Thammasat University Rangsit Campus 2034
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