Ratchaprasong

View of the Ratchaprasong Junction

Ratchaprasong (also Rajaprasong , Rajprasong or Ratprasong ; Thai แยก ราช ประสงค์ , RTGS Yaek Ratchaprasong , pronunciation [jɛ̂ːk râːtt͡ɕʰápràsǒŋ] , colloquially [râːtpràsǒŋ] ) is the name of a well-known intersection and a shopping street in the Pathum district of Bangkok .

location

At the Ratchaprasong Junction, Rama I Street (Thanon Phra Ram 1) , Ratchadamri Street and Phloen Chit Street intersect . The Chit Lom station of the Bangkok Skytrain is nearby . There are many hotels and shopping centers here. The "Police General Hospital", a large, general hospital, is also right at the intersection.

history

Gathering of the "red shirts" at Ratchaprasong Junction

The Ratchaprasong Junction was the main scene of the "red shirt" riots in April and May 2010 .

Attractions

• Sacrifices are made to the Hindu god Brahma at the " Erawan Shrine " . It is located on the grounds of the luxury hotel Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.
• Wat Pathum Wanaram - Buddhist Temple ( Wat )

Shopping centers

• Central World shopping center, one of the most expensive and with a retail space of 429,500 m² the largest shopping center in Thailand. During the 2010 riots in Bangkok , a large part of the building complex was burned down.
• Central Chidlom, flagship of the largest department store chain in Thailand.
• Gaysorn Paza, shopping mall of designer label luxury goods.
• Amarin Plaza, (formerly Sogo Department Store) many smaller shops for traditional Thai handicrafts, supermarkets and restaurants can be found here.
• Big C Ratchadamri, supermarket with a fitness center and ten Cineplex cinemas

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  CentralWorld Plaza

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  Central World Department Store

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  Gaysorn Plaza

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  Christmas decorations in front of the Amarin Plaza

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  Destruction of CentralWorld (May 20, 2010)

Hotels

Grand Hyatt Hotel

• Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok was built on the site of the time-honored Erawan Hotel
• Holiday Inn Bangkok
• Intercontinental Bangkok is connected to Gaysorn Plaza by a covered pedestrian bridge
• Four Seasons Hotel, formerly: The Regent Bangkok, at Ratchadamri BTS station

traffic

• BTS Skytrain :
  • Chit Lom BTS station on the Sukhumvit Line, connected by covered pedestrian bridges to: Central Chidlom, Maneeya Center, Grand Hyatt Erawan, Gaysorn and Central World. The nearby BTS station Silom in Siam Square can be reached via the pedestrian bridge .
  • Ratchadamri BTS station on the Silom Line, near the luxury Four Seasons Bangkok hotel and the Royal Bangkok Sports Club.
• The Pratu Nam jetty for speedboats on the Khlong Saen Saep is just a few minutes' walk away.
• BMTA city buses, more than 20 bus routes of the BMTA (Bangkok Mass Transit Authority) can be reached here.

Web links

• Ratchaprasong shopping street
• A "virtual visit" in the old Erawan Hotel ( Memento from May 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 13 ° 44 ′ 40.1 ″  N , 100 ° 32 ′ 24.9 ″  E