หอคอยบรรหาร-แจ่มใส สุพรรณบุรี
Named after former Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา and his wife Jamsai Silpa-archa, both from Suphanburi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banharn-Jamsai_Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banharn_Silpa-archa
Tower and surrounding Chalerm Patthara Rachini Park สวนเฉลิมภัทรราชินี are open Tue-Fri 10-19, Sat-Sun-Holiday 10-20:30, Mon closed. Adult admission to park 10 THB, park and tower 40 THB (telescopes on tower 10 THB for 3 min, water park separate entry fee).
Aerial picture of tower and park by a friend's drone:
Four floors: 1st reception, 2nd restaurant, 3rd souvenir shop and viewpoint, 4th (at 78.75 m elevation) viepoint. Outside observation deck above 4th floor is listed, but when I asked 26sep2017 not open to public.
4th floor (inside paintings of historical events, outside information about points of interest):
View of Wat Phra Rup in the foreground and Suphanburi railway station in the background from 4th floor:
3rd floor souvenir shops and panoramic views:
tower from long axis of park:
map of park:
other observation towers in Thailand:
Ho Kaeo Mukdahan หอแก้วมุกดาหาร
Nakhon Sawan Tower หอชมเมืองนครสวรรค์ (visited 8nov2017)
Tower at Pa Sak Jolasid Dam เขื่อนป่าสักชลสิทธิ์
Lopburi (visited Jun 2017; Jul2019 in disrepair and permanently closed)
Paknam Observation Tower หอชมเมืองสมุทรปราการ in Samut Prakan (Construction complete, but interior furnishing will take another two years before it opens? I asked when I went on 25jun2017.)
Sky Deck in Terminal 21 Korat (Nakon Ratchasima)
(update: Visited 28nov2017, free entry. Highest floor is 94 m, total height 108 m.)
Laem Chabang Observation Tower หอบังคับการพัฒนาแหลมฉบัง (with museum about water transport, and about 800 m North is another observation tower)
Bangkok has an observation in planning:
http://www.khaosodenglish.com/opinion/2017/07/09/bangkok-observatory-pillar-pride-towering-corruption/
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bangkok-observation-tower-finished-open-visitors-3-years/
update 29nov2017:
Chalermprakiat Tower in Sri Saket town
หอคอยศรีลำดวนเฉลิมพระเกียรติ
Pattaya Park in Pattaya (visited in Feb 2011)
update 15oct2019:
Thale Noi Wildlife and Nature Education Center สถานีพัฒนาและส่งเสริมการอนุรักษ์สัตว์ป่าทะเลน้อย
update 13nov2019:
Roi Et observation tower under construction
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