The Crown Property Bureau (CPB) plans to spend 2 billion baht to develop the Tha Chang and Tha Tien Pier areas around the Grand Palace into a new tourism area and rental spaces.
As part of the investment, 1 billion baht will be budgeted for construction of a three-and-a-half-storey underground car park beneath the riverside Nakrapirom Park, which is close to Tha Tian Pier.
Nakrapirom Park was officially opened in 2010 by the Royal Household Bureau in collaboration with the CPB and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The offices of the Internal Trade Department and Public Warehouse Organisation used to be on the plot. The park is now temporarily closed for renovation.
According to Oranuch Im-arrom, the CPB's senior head of conservation management, the underground car park building will be capable of handling 700 vehicles and is aimed at supporting tourism, as more than 10,000 tourists visit the Grand Palace each day.
Nakrapirom Park is set to become an important new landmark in the city due to its strategic position, where tourists can overlook other nearby attractions and enjoy a breathtaking vista, she said.