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MBK Center, also known as Mahboonkrong ( th, มาบุญครอง; , ), is a large
shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
in
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,
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. At eight storeys, the center contains around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets. In 2009, MBK Center management reported daily visitor numbers of more than 100,000, half of whom were young Thai people and a third foreign visitors.


History

MBK was the largest shopping mall in Asia when it opened in 1985. It is on land leased from the adjacent
Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...
. This lease was renewed in 2002. MBK was named after the parents of the developer Sirichai Bulakul, Mah and Boonkrong, whose statues are found on the ground floor. File:MBK Center Level 2 201801.jpg, Level 2 File:MBK Center Level 3 2011.JPG, Level 3 File:MBK Center Level 4 201801.jpg, Level 4 File:MBK Center Level 5 201801.jpg, Level 5 File:MBK Center Level 6 201801.jpg, Level 6 Restaurants


Anchor

* Don Don Donki * Tops ** Familymart (4th Floor Zone D) * Supersports Factory Outlet * 7-Eleven ** Kudsan Bakery & Coffee * SF Cinema 8 Cinemas (Cinecafe 1 Cinema) * Food Legends By MBK *
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Digital Live Studio (Moved From EmQuartier) * Pathumwan Princess Hotel * Thanachart Bank (Head Office) * Animate Bangkok (Japan Manga Alliance)


Location

MBK Center is in
Pathum Wan District Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roya ...
, on the southwest corner of the intersection of
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and
Phaya Thai Road Phaya Thai Road ( th, ถนนพญาไท, , ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. It begins at the south side of Victory Monument in Ratchathewi District and continues until Sam Yan Intersection in Pathum Wan District, where it inters ...
. It is close to
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, mana ...
, which can be reached from the second floor via a covered pedestrian bridge over Phaya Thai Road, and Siam Center and
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, which are across Rama I Road from Siam Square. The mall is next to
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.


Transportation

* BTS Skytrain -
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; also within walking distance of Siam station. *
Khlong Saen Saep Khlong Saen Saep (, ) is a canal ''( khlong)'' in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachinburi Province and Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in Bangkok. The 72&nbs ...
- Hua Chang pier is within walking distance.


Layout


Department store

*The Don Don Donki discount store is at the north end of MBK Center.


Hotel

*The Pathumwan Princess Hotel is at the south end of MBK Center.


Sport activity

MBK Fight Night


References


External links


MBK Shopping Center Overview
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MBK Center Floor Arrangement
{{Shopping malls in Thailand Shopping malls in Bangkok Pathum Wan district Shopping malls established in 1985 1985 establishments in Thailand Property Management of Chulalongkorn University Bulakul family