The Elephant Building or Chang Building ( th, ตึกช้าง, ) is a high-rise building at
Paholyothin Road and
Ratchadaphisek Road in
Bangkok,
Thailand. It lies in the north Bangkok business district and
Chatuchak District. The building is one of the better known buildings in
Bangkok as it resembles an
elephant. 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
Lotus's, 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 ...
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Transportation
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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 ...
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Pahonyothin 24 Station
References
External links
Official siteBuilding informationat
Emporis
Emporis GmbH was a real estate data mining company that was headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The company collected data and photographs of buildings worldwide, which were published in an online database from 2000 to September 2022.
On 12 Sept ...
Skyscrapers in Bangkok
Chatuchak district
Buildings and structures completed in 1997
1997 establishments in Thailand
Skyscraper office buildings in Thailand
Residential skyscrapers in Thailand
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