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00:00Some people said that these buildings look kinda ugly.
00:04That is because democracy took away their details.
00:07Yes, you heard me right.
00:08The effect of blooming democracy in Thailand during the People's Party
00:12also reflects on how architecture was built at that time.
00:15The People's Party architecture is considered modern architecture with less detail,
00:20not much decoration, often built with concrete and steel bars.
00:24They also used a lot of straight lines and geometric shapes.
00:27You might be surprised, but the roof is out.
00:30Why?
00:31Think about traditional Thai houses or temples' tall roofs.
00:34They point tall into the sky with many details.
00:37The richer or the higher you are on the social ladder, the more details your roof will have.
00:42And those decorations and details are considered symbols of royal status and hereditary.
00:47Of course, we did not want that.
00:49And that is why there was a criticism that People's Party architecture
00:54were ugly and not Thai enough.