The Elephant Building or Chang Building ( th, ตึกช้าง, ) is a high-rise building at

Paholyothin Road Phahonyothin Road ( th, ถนนพหลโยธิน, , ) or Highway 1 is a main road in Bangkok and one of the four primary highways in Thailand, which include Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3), and Phet Kasem Road (Hi ...

and

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. It lies in the north Bangkok business district and Chatuchak District. The building is one of the better known buildings in

as it resembles an

elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...

. It was a collaboration between Dr Arun Chaisaree ( th, ดร.อรุณ ชัยเสรี) and architect Ong-ard Satrabhandhu ( th, องอาจ สาตรพันธุ์; ) The building has 32 floors and is 102 metres (335 ft) high. It was completed in 1997. The Elephant Building was ranked number four of the "20 World's Iconic Skyscrapers ic by CNNGo in February 2011. The elephant building consists of seven parts: * Tower A (offices) * Tower B (offices) * Tower C (residential) * Top Floor (residential suites) * Recreation Ground (swimming pool, gardens) * Shopping plaza, bank, post office * Garage

Nearby

Opposite lies Major Cineplex Ratchayothin. Further down the road is

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, and

Central Lardprao Central Ladprao Thailand's first integrated shopping complex, CentralPlaza Lat Phrao ( th, เซ็นทรัล ลาดพร้าว) (previously known as CentralPlaza Lardprao) is a shopping complex, owned by Central Pattana. The comple ...

Transportation

BTS Skytrain The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain ( th, รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส '' TS'), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a ...

– Pahonyothin 24 Station

References

External links

Official site

Building information
at

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Skyscrapers in Bangkok Chatuchak district Buildings and structures completed in 1997 1997 establishments in Thailand Skyscraper office buildings in Thailand Residential skyscrapers in Thailand {{Thailand-struct-stub