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Siam Square
Siam Square ( th, สยามสแควร์, ) is a shopping and entertainment area in the Siam area of Bangkok, Thailand. The square is located at the corner of Phayathai Road and Rama I Road and is owned by Chulalongkorn University, managed by its Property Management Office, known as " Chula Property". It is connected to nearby shopping centers and shopping districts, such as MBK Center, Siam Paragon, and Ratchaprasong shopping district, by a skywalk. History The area of Siam Square, which belongs to Chulalongkorn University, was originally full of wooden houses and slum areas, until a fire incident evacuated the villagers from the area. After the fire, General Prapas Charusatien ( th, ประภาส จารุเสถียร) director of Chulalongkorn University at that time, decided to develop the area of Siam Square into a commercial place in order to prevent the slum community that originally resided there from returning. The Southeast Asia Company was the ...
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Shaker Screen At Siam Square
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National Stadium BTS Station
National Stadium station ( th, สถานีสนามกีฬาแห่งชาติ; ) is a BTS Skytrain station on the Silom Line in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. Nearby landmarks The station is located on Rama I Road to the west of Pathum Wan intersection, where the National Stadium, MBK Center, Siam Discovery Center, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre and Siam Square are situated and all linked to the station by skybridge. It is also in walking distance to Siam Center and Siam Paragon, which are located at Siam station. Jim Thompson House, a popular Thai silk museum of Jim Thompson, is just opposite the station in Soi Kasemsan 2. To the west of the station, which is still a terminus, passengers can take the buses or taxis for a short distance to the historical area of Bangkok, where notable attractions are located such as the Grand Palace, Sanam Luang, Wat Pho, the Democracy Monument, Ratchadamnoen Avenue, Giant Swing, Golden Mount and Khaosan Road Faciliti ...
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Scala Cinema (Bangkok)
The Scala Cinema ( th, โรงภาพยนตร์สกาล่า) was a thousand-seat movie theater in Bangkok, Thailand, named after the Teatro alla Scala, Milan's opera house. Scala opened on 31 December 1969 with a screening of '' The Undefeated'' (1969), a US Western starring John Wayne and Rock Hudson. It closed on 5 July 2020, showing, as its last film, '' Cinema Paradiso''. The Scala, called "...the finest movie theater left in Southeast Asia" was the last stand-alone cinema in Bangkok, down from roughly 140 movie houses in the 1950s and 1960s. History Scala, in the Siam Square shopping area, was one of the Apex group of cinemas which included Siam Cinema, Lido Cinema, and Scala. The 800-seat Siam Cinema opened on 15 December 1966 with ''The Battle of the Bulge'' as its first screening. Siam burnt down during the 2010 Thai political protests. In 1968, the Apex Group built the 1000-seat Lido Cinema. It closed its doors when its lease expired in May 2018, but w ...
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Central Embassy
Central Embassy is the crown jewel in an illustrious series of high-profile projects by Thailand's largest retail chain, Central Group's new flagship property is Central Embassy. This unique architectural monument, with its daring curves and vibrant exterior, has revitalized both the skyline and the spirit of Bangkok. It was constructed on the site of the former British Embassy gardens and is located at the busy junction of Wireless and Ploen Chit. with an ultra-modern building that honors tradition. A love of expressive clothing, delicious food, burgeoning art, enthralling music, joy, and comfort are just a few of the characteristics that make the city so unmistakably Thai, and Central Embassy perfectly portrays them. The six-story retail podium is home to the largest names in fashion, beauty, design, cuisine, and technology. Its lofty voids have also played host to works, collections, and performances by well-known musicians, fashion designers, curators, and visual artists. With ...
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Central Chidlom
Central Chidlom is a large department store located in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the flagship store of the Central Group. The store has a total of seven floors and sells many luxury products. It is accessible by either BTS Skytrain or several city buses. History In 1973, Central Group opened Central Chidlom on an area of over seven rai (2.76758 acres) with an investment budget of 80 million baht (US$2,477,164.00) under the concept of " One Stop Shopping ". It is the first branch that sells products in all departments. including imported products from all over the world At first, The mall was built with only four floors. 1995 fire damage On November 22, 1995, Central Chidlom was caught fire due to a short circuit. The fire was burning in the building for more than 24 hours. The damage was not less than 1,535 million baht (US$47,543.83). Expensive products. and documents were lost to the fire. This caused the headquarters to be moved to CentralPlaza Ladprao. After the fire a ...
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The Market Bangkok
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Gaysorn Village
Gaysorn Village (previously Gaysorn Plaza) is a building complex in the Ratchaprasong area of Bangkok. It also includes the Gaysorn Tower, an office tower block, and the Amarin Plaza shopping centre. The shopping mall building has five levels with more than 100 shops over an area of 12,600 square metres. The basement has parking for 416 cars, doorman and valet parking service. Gaysorn is managed by Gaysorn Land Asset Management Co., Ltd., a partnership between by Gaysorn Group & Hongkong Land Limited. Gaysorn Shopping Centre is a part of Ratchaprasong Shopping district in Bangkok. File:Gaysorn Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand.jpg, Gaysorn Gaysorn Atrium Gallery 201801.jpg, Gaysorn Atrium Gallery Gaysorn Cocoon 201801.jpg, Gaysorn Cocoon Gaysorn Tower 201801.jpg, Gaysorn Tower completed in 2017 Gaysorn Tower office lobby 2018.jpg, Gaysorn Tower office lobby Gaysorn Walk 201801.jpg, Gaysorn Walk Transportation * BTS Skytrain Sukhumvit Line - Gaysorn has a direct skybridge link on its s ...
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Central World
CentralWorld ( th, เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์, styled as centralwOrld) is a shopping plaza and complex in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the ninth largest shopping complex in the world. The complex, which includes a hotel and office tower, is owned by the company Central Pattana. In 2006, after three years of design and renovation, CentralWorld was expanded to of shopping mall and of complex, topping nearby rival Siam Paragon in terms of size. History World Trade Center Originally called the World Trade Center, the eight-storey mall was opened on 7 April 1990. Central Group acquired the property in 2002 from the Wang Phetchabun group and changed the name to Central World Plaza. In 2005, it was renamed CentralWorld. It is on leased Crown Property Bureau land. In its acquisition, the Central Group's property development arm, Central Pattana (SET: CPN), secured a new 30-year lease on the site. Mall renovations Anticipating the opening of the luxury Siam Paragon, CPN ...
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Siam Discovery
Siam Center ( th, สยามเซนเตอร์) is a shopping center near Siam BTS station in Bangkok, Thailand.http://www.bangkok.com/shopping-mall/siam-center.htm History Siam Center was built in 1973 as one of Bangkok's first shopping malls. It has undergone renovation several times, including after a fire in 1995. On 11 January 2013, Siam Center re-branded itself as Siam Center The Ideaopolis. File:Siam Center Void 1 2011.jpg, Atrium in 2011 File:Siam Center shops in Level 2 2011.jpg, Level 2 shops in 2011 File:Siam Center Level 1 shops 2018.jpg, After renovation, the shops use open-shopfront design File:Siam Center Level M 2018.jpg, Seating area inside mall File:Siam Center Level 2 Restaurants 2018.jpg, Restaurants Siam Discovery Siam Discovery ( th, สยามดิสคัฟเวอรี) is a shopping center located in the same complex as Siam Center. It is adjacent to Siam Center and was completed in 1997. The mall underwent a large scale refurbishment ...
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Siam Center
Siam Center ( th, สยามเซนเตอร์) is a shopping center near Siam BTS station in Bangkok, Thailand.http://www.bangkok.com/shopping-mall/siam-center.htm History Siam Center was built in 1973 as one of Bangkok's first shopping malls. It has undergone renovation several times, including after a fire in 1995. On 11 January 2013, Siam Center re-branded itself as Siam Center The Ideaopolis. File:Siam Center Void 1 2011.jpg, Atrium in 2011 File:Siam Center shops in Level 2 2011.jpg, Level 2 shops in 2011 File:Siam Center Level 1 shops 2018.jpg, After renovation, the shops use open-shopfront design File:Siam Center Level M 2018.jpg, Seating area inside mall File:Siam Center Level 2 Restaurants 2018.jpg, Restaurants Siam Discovery Siam Discovery ( th, สยามดิสคัฟเวอรี) is a shopping center located in the same complex as Siam Center. It is adjacent to Siam Center and was completed in 1997. The mall underwent a large scale refurbishment ...
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Center Point Siam
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Siam Square One
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ...
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