The Jewelry Trade Center is a 59-story mixed-use

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located in the

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Road gemstone district of

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. Designed by

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, the building was completed in 1996. At Skyscraperpage.com
Jewelry Trade Center
/ref> it is currently the eighth-tallest building in Thailand. It was the tallest building in Thailand when it was completed. The center is the largest center for selling, sourcing and distributing jewelry in Bangkok and one of the largest such centers in Asia. It contains a fully equipped gem-testing laboratory operated by the

Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) is a private gemological school and gemological laboratory based in Bangkok, Thailand. History The AIGS was founded in 1978 and was Thailand's first educational facility devoted to the study o ...

(AIGS) as well as a gemological school, also operated by AIGS. The Bangkok Fashion Mall located in the building's lower plaza is a large retail space for outlet stores featuring clothing, shoes and accessories. Suppliers of loose gemstones, rough stones and jewelry from around the world are also in the retail areas of the building. The building contains banks, a food court, coffee shops, a convenience store, a health club, a post office, a customs office, and residential condominiums. The center is built on a plot of land of 9.5

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, or approximately . Partners in the project included Henry Ho (of Bijoux Holdings), Samrit Chirathivat (late CEO of the

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, later replaced by Vanchai Chirathivat),

Vichai Maleenont The Maleenont family ( th, มาลีนนท์) is a Thai family of Chinese descent, consisting of the descendants of media mogul Vichai Maleenont (16 August 1919 – 8 October 2018), who founded BEC World, the operator of television Channel ...

(of Bangkok Entertainment, operator of TV Channel 3), and

Chatri Sophonpanich Chatri Sophonpanich ( th, ชาตรี โสภณพนิช; ; 28 February 1934 – 24 June 2018) was a Thai businessman who served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Bangkok Bank beginning in 1999 and he was also one of the C ...

(CEO of

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).Scott Murray
From an Eighteen sq.m. Office to a 1.8 Million sq.m. Business Complex
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Official Site of Jewelry Trade Center Building
{{Shopping malls in Thailand Shopping malls in Thailand Skyscrapers in Bangkok Bang Rak district Shopping malls established in 1996 1996 establishments in Thailand Skyscraper office buildings in Thailand Residential skyscrapers in Thailand

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