The Esplanade is a shopping and entertainment complex on
Ratchadaphisek Road
Ratchadaphisek Road ( th, ถนนรัชดาภิเษก, ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. Conceived in 1971 and opened in 1976, it connects earlier portions including Asok Montri, Wong Sawang and Charan Sanitwong Roads to for ...
in
Din Daeng
Din Daeng ( th, ดินแดง, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Chatuchak, Huai Khwang, Ratchathewi, and Phaya Thai.
History
The district was created in 1993, when the ...
district,
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populati ...
,
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/ref> with a second branch on Rattanathibet Road in Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand.
On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai ...
.
History
Anchored by the Esplanade Cineplex, the shopping mall opened in December 2006. The cineplex hosted the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok
The World Film Festival of Bangkok ( th, เทศกาลภาพยนตร์โลกแห่งกรุงเทพฯ) is an annual international film festival held in Bangkok, Thailand.
The 15th World Film Festival of Bangkok, the la ...
in October 2007.
With a retail space of more than 100,000 square metres, the seven-floor complex includes the 12-screen Esplanade Cineplex with 3,000 seats, a B2S
B, or b, is the second letter of the Latin-script alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''bee'' (pronounced ), plural ''bees''. It rep ...
book shop along with other shops and restaurants. Other facilities include a Rhythm & Bowl alley, the Sub Zero ice-skating arena, a Tops Supermarket
Tops is a grocery chain in Thailand. Co-founded by the then-parent of U.S.-based Tops Markets LLC, the chain is operated under the name Tops Supermarket in Thailand by Central Food Retail, a subsidiary of Central Retail Corporation. In addition ...
and the 1,500-seat Ratchadalai Musical Theatre.
Design
The architecture of the Esplanade shopping mall was designed by the Office of Bangkok Architects in collaboration with Contour. The interior of the mall was designed by J+H Boiffils, who had previously designed The Emporium and Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon ( th, สยามพารากอน) is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with IconSiam, CentralWorld and CentralPlaza WestGate.
Siam Paragon includes a range of specialty s ...
shopping malls.
Branches
* Ratchadapisek Bangkok
* Rattanathibet Nonthaburi
See also
* List of shopping malls in Bangkok
The following is a list of notable shopping malls in Bangkok, Thailand:
A
* Amarin Plaza, Ratchaprasong
* Asiatique, Saphan Taksin BTS Station
C
* Central Embassy, Phloenchit
* Central Bangna, Bang Na
* Central Chaengwattana, Pak Kre ...
* List of shopping malls in Thailand
The following is a list of notable shopping malls in Thailand, by province:
Bangkok
Chiang Mai Province
* Central Chiang Mai
* Central Chiang Mai Airport
Chiang Rai Province
* Central Chiang Rai
Chonburi Province
Chonburi
* Central C ...
* List of largest shopping malls in Thailand
The following is a list of Thailand's largest shopping malls, ranked by gross leasable area
In architecture, construction, and real estate, floor area, floor space, or floorspace is the area (measured as square feet or square metres) taken up by ...
* List of cinemas in Thailand
References
External links
Esplanade Cineplex
Siam Future property profile
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Shopping malls in Bangkok
Cinemas in Thailand
Din Daeng district
Shopping malls established in 2006
2006 establishments in Thailand