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Lat Phrao Intersection ( th, ห้าแยกลาดพร้าว, ) is a major road junction in
Chatuchak District of the
Thai
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capital
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
. It is where
Phahonyothin and
Vibhavadi Rangsit
Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit ( th, วิภาวดีรังสิต; ; 20 November 1920 – 16 February 1977), née Princess Vibhavadi Rajani ( th, วิภาวดี รัชนี; ) was a Thai writer and a member of the Thai royal f ...
roads—the city's two main northward highways—cross each other, and is also the beginning of
Lat Phrao Road
Lat Phrao Road ( th, ถนนลาดพร้าว, , ) is one main road in Bangkok, Thailand. Despite its name the road does not run through the nearby Lat Phrao District. It begins at Phahonyothin Road, at the corners of the Lat Phrao Squ ...
, which leads eastward through its highly populated suburbs. The junction carries the second-highest amount of road traffic in the city.
As a five-way junction with multiple flyovers, some directions of traffic must follow complicated routes through the junction. The elevated
Don Mueang Tollway
Uttaraphimuk Elevated Tollway or colloquial name Don Muang Tollway, or just Tollway, Don Muang Tollway Public Company Limited (the Company) is the provider of tollway transport service for the section of Din Daeng District - Anusornsathan as a c ...
runs above the flyovers carrying Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, and the northward extension of the
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 ...
's
Sukhumvit Line
The Sukhumvit line ( th, รถไฟฟ้า สายสุขุมวิท) or Light Green line, is an elevated metro rail line of the BTS Skytrain in Bangkok, Thailand. From the central Siam Station, where it connects with the Silom Lin ...
, opened in 2019, soars above as a third level of elevated infrastructure. The BTS's
Ha Yaek Lat Phrao station serves the area, as does the
Phahon Yothin station of the underground
MRT Blue Line
The MRT Blue Line ( th, รถไฟฟ้า สายสีน้ำเงิน) or MRT Chaloem Ratchamongkon Line ( th, รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายเฉลิมรัชมงคล) is Bangkok's third rapid transit li ...
.
The neighbourhood around the intersection is home to numerous shops, retail centres and commercial offices. With the opening of the BTS extension, numerous condominium towers have also risen in the area. Directly west of the intersection lies the extensive green spaces of the coterminous
Chatuchak,
Wachirabenchathat and
Queen Sirikit
Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was Queen of Thailand as the wif ...
parks, the largest in the city. The
CentralPlaza 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 ...
and
Union Mall
Union Mall is a shopping mall in the north of Bangkok, at the Lat Phrao junction. The mall opened in February 2006. It has eight floors with a total of of space. It houses some 1,240 booths and shops and entertainment services.
See also
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shopping malls occupy the junction's northern and eastern corners, while many office towers are located in its southern corner.
In January 2014, the political protest group the
People's Democratic Reform Committee
The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) or People's Committee for Absolute Democracy with the King as Head of State (PCAD) was a reactionary umbrella political pressure group in Thailand. Its aim was to remove the influence of former pre ...
occupied the intersection for anti-government protests in the course of the
2013–2014 Thai political crisis
The 2013–2014 Thai political crisis was a period of political instability in Thailand. Anti-government protests took place between November 2013 and May 2014, organised by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), a political pressur ...
. In May 2018, the
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration began cracking down on street vendors around the intersection in an effort of urban tidying.
References
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Chatuchak district
Road junctions in Bangkok
Neighbourhoods of Bangkok