MBK Center, also known as Mahboonkrong ( th, มาบุญครอง; , ), is a large

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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

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. 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

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, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Rama I Road and

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. It is close to Siam Square, which can be reached from the second floor via a covered pedestrian bridge over Phaya Thai Road, and

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and

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, which are across Rama I Road from Siam Square. The mall is next to

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Transportation

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- National Stadium BTS Station; also within walking distance of

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. * Khlong Saen Saep - 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