Chaeng Watthana Government Complex

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Chaeng Watthana Government Complex ({{langx|th|ศูนย์ราชการแจ้งวัฒนะ}}), or formally, the Government Complex Commemorating His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December, BE 2550 (2007) ({{langx|th|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.{{cite web | title = ข้อมูลทั่วไป |trans-title=General information | language = Thai | publisher = Dhanarak Asset Development Company Limited | url = http://www.governmentcomplex.com/content.php?mod=Category&file=contentview&categoryID=CAT0000017&contentID=CNT0000006 | year = 2010 | accessdate = 2013-12-09 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214005920/http://www.governmentcomplex.com/content.php?mod=Category&file=contentview&categoryID=CAT0000017&contentID=CNT0000006 | archivedate = 2013-12-14 }} Its opening ceremony was held on 17 February 2010 by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti.{{Cite web|url=https://www.governmentcomplex.com/grand-opening.php|title=ศูนย์ราชการเฉลิมพระเกียรติ ๘๐ พรรษา ๕ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๐}} The project cost 20,000 million baht.

The {{convert|349|rai|ha acre|lk=in|abbr=unit}} of land on which the complex sits belongs to the Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance.{{cite web | title = แผนการปฏิบัติงาน |trans-title=Operating plan | language = Thai | publisher = Dhanarak Asset Development Company Limited | url = http://www.governmentcomplex.com/content.php?mod=Category&file=contentview&categoryID=CAT0000022&contentID=CNT0000011 | year = 2010 | accessdate = 2013-12-09 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214005956/http://www.governmentcomplex.com/content.php?mod=Category&file=contentview&categoryID=CAT0000022&contentID=CNT0000011 | archivedate = 2013-12-14 }} The complex is administered by Dhanarak Asset Development (ธนารักษ์พัฒนาสินทรัพย์) or DAD, a state enterprise attached to the Treasury Department.{{cite web | title = เกี่ยวกับศูนย์ราชการ |trans-title=About the Complex | language = Thai | publisher = Dhanarak Asset Development Company Limited | url = http://www.governmentcomplex.com/content.php?mod=Category&file=categoryview&categoryID=CAT0000001 | year = 2010 | accessdate = 2013-12-09 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214005800/http://www.governmentcomplex.com/content.php?mod=Category&file=categoryview&categoryID=CAT0000001 | archivedate = 2013-12-14 }}

It was served by Government Complex MRT station since 21 November 2023.

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. 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".{{cite web | title = Centara Government Complex Hotel & Convention Centre Chaeng Watthana | language = Thai | publisher = Centara Hotels and Resorts | url = http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/cgc/cgc_default.asp#.UqW2v_Q7um4 | year = 2013 | accessdate = 2013-12-09}}

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