The City Observation Tower in
Samut Prakan
is located on the grounds of the Old
Pahk Nahm Prison
(fig.),
which due to overcrowding
was abandoned in 2001 and
made into a public park. It is 179.55 meter high, with the observation deck at
around 160 meters. Construction started with a ceremony on 27 September 2012 and
since its completion ut has been a major landmark of the province, offering
magnificent views of the
Chao Phraya
River and the
Gulf of Thailand.
Though white in colour, at night its is illuminated in a variety of changing
colours.
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