Elephant Building, Bangkok

Name: Elephant Building
Address: Bangkok, Thailand

#327 among attractions in Bangkok

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The Elephant Building or Chang Building is a high-rise building at Paholyothin Road and Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok, Thailand. It lies in the north Bangkok business district and Chatuchak District. The building is one of the better known buildings in Bangkok as it resembles an elephant. It was a collaboration between Dr Arun Chaisaree and architect Ong-ard Satrabhandhu The building has 32 floors and is 102 metres high. It was completed in 1997. The Elephant Building was ranked number four of the "20 World's Iconic Skyscrapers " by CNNGo in February 2011. ()

Local name: ตึกช้าง Completed: 1997 (27 years ago)Coordinates: 13°49'31"N, 100°34'5"E

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วิภาวดี (จตุจักร)Bangkok Thailand

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Elephant Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: CentralPlaza Lardprao, Wat Samian Nari, Chatuchak Park, Union Mall.

0.8 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Department store
CentralPlaza Lardprao, Bangkok
21 min walk • Central Ladprao is a shopping complex, owned by Central Pattana. The complex opened in 25 December 1982, and was the first integrated shopping complex by Central Pattana. It is on Phahon Yothin Road at the end of Lat Phrao Road in Chatuchak District, Bangkok.
1.2 miNW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Wat Samian Nari, Bangkok
31 min walk • Wat Samian Nari is a civil temple in Thailand, located at 32 Moo 2, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Lat Yao Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, with a total area of 18 rai next to Northern Railway Line and close to Bang Son Station.
1.4 miSW
Park
Chatuchak Park, Bangkok
37 min walk • Chatuchak Park is a public park in the southwest part of Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is also the name of the Chatuchak Park MRT Station that lies under the park. Its name is the origin name of Chatuchak district. Chatuchak park is one of the oldest public parks in Bangkok.
0.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Union Mall, Bangkok
24 min walk • Union Mall is a shopping mall in the north of Bangkok, at the Lat Phrao junction. The mall opened on February 2006. It has eight floors with a total of 150,000 square metres of space. It houses some 1,240 booths and shops and entertainment services.
1.3 miSW
Park
Wachirabenchathat Park, Bangkok
33 min walk • Wachirabenchathat Park, or often spelled Vachirabenjatas Park, also popularly known as State Railway Public Park is a name of public park in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, Thailand.
0.4 miSW
Amusement park
Dan Neramit, Bangkok
11 min walk • Dan Neramit, sometimes translated as Magic Land, was the first amusement park in Thailand.
1.3 miNE
Zoo
Bangkok Aquarium, Bangkok
34 min walk • The Bangkok Aquarium, founded in 1940, is the oldest aquarium in Thailand. Located in Kasetsart University main campus, Bangkok, the aquarium is home to about 560 species of freshwater fish native to Thailand as well as about 100 species of aquarium plants.
~1140 ftW
Neighbourhood
Chatuchak District, Bangkok
6 min walk • Chatuchak is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by seven other districts : Lak Si, Bang Khen, Lat Phrao, Huai Khwang, Din Daeng, Phaya Thai, and Bang Sue.
~1250 ftNW
Skyscraper, Bank
SCB Park Plaza, Bangkok
7 min walk • SCB Park Plaza or Siam Commercial Bank Park Plaza is a high-rise building complex located on Ratchadaphisek Road in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Lat Phrao Intersection, Bangkok
26 min walk • Lat Phrao Intersection is a major road junction in Chatuchak District of the Thai capital Bangkok. It is where Phahonyothin and Vibhavadi Rangsit roads—the city's two main northward highways—cross each other, and is also the beginning of Lat Phrao Road, which leads eastward through its highly populated suburbs.