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Sala Chaloem Thai ( th, ศาลาเฉลิมไทย, ), abbreviated as Chaloem Thai (), was a former movie theatre in Bangkok, located at the corner of
Sala Chaloem Thai ( th, ศาลาเฉลิมไทย, ), abbreviated as Chaloem Thai (), was a former movie theatre in Bangkok, located at the corner of Ratchadamnoen Avenue
Ratchadamnoen Avenue ( th, ถนนราชดำเนิน, , , also spelled Rajdamnern) is a historic road in the Phra Nakhon and Dusit Districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Ratchadamnoen Avenue may be the most politically charged thoroughfare ...
and Mahachai Road near the Fort Mahakan
The fortifications of Bangkok consist of several series of defensive structures built to protect the city during the late Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin periods. The earliest structures were built when Bangkok was an outpost of Ayutthaya guardi ...
, opposite what is now the Queen Sirikit Gallery
Queen Sirikit Gallery or Queens Gallery ( th, หอศิลป์สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ, link=no) is an art museum in Bangkok, Thailand.
The galle ...
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This movie theatre was built in the year 1940 in the era of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล ...
to be another national theatre in Thailand as well as Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre in Wang Burapha neighbourhood. The red building's distinctive post-modern architecture
Postmodern architecture is a style or movement which emerged in the 1960s as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture, particularly in the international style advocated by Philip Johnson and Henry- ...
was designed to harmonize with the surrounding buildings on Ratchadamnoen Avenue. The official opening ceremony took place on February 10, 1949.
Sala Chaloem Thai was once considered one of the most popular and modern movie theatres. It was dismantled in early 1989 as a result of a cabinet resolution, because it obscured the scenery of Wat Ratchanadda
Wat Ratchanatdaram ( th, วัดราชนัดดาราม, ) is a buddhist temple (wat) located at the intersection between Ratchadamnoen Klang and Maha Chai Road, in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok.
Meaning ''Temple of the Royal Nie ...
and Loha Prasat. All projectors and seats were handed over to the National Film Archive. The site later became home to a Royal Pavilion Mahajetsadabadin and a memorial to King Rama III
Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam ...
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Cinemas in Thailand are popular venues for entertainment. Especially in Bangkok, the movie theaters tend to be multiplex facilities offering many other forms of entertainment besides movies, such as bowling or karaoke, along with restaurants an ...
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