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Administrative districts ("khet") of Bangkok
The following table shows a complete list of all 50 administrative districts or "khet" in Bangkok with TIS 1099-2548 (2005) geocodes shown in brackets. Click on any district name to view more details including alternate spellings.
Districts of Bangkok starting with "B"
Directory of all embassies and consulates in Bangkok
This should be a complete list of all embassies and consulates in Bangkok. Please feel free to post a comment to notify us of any updates or corrections.
Embassies in Bangkok
- Embassy of Argentina
- Embassy of Australia
- Embassy of Austria
- Embassy of Bangladesh
- Embassy of Belgium
- Embassy of Bhutan
- Embassy of Brazil
- Embassy of Brunei
- Embassy of Bulgaria
- Embassy of Cambodia
Directory of all river piers in Bangkok
This should be an almost complete list of all major river piers (Thai: ท่าเรือ) in Bangkok, sorted in alphabetic order. Please feel free to post a comment to notify us of any additions/corrections.
- 28 Pier
- Arun Temple Pier
- Asoke Bridge Pier
- Bang Bua Temple Pier
- Bangkapi Market Pier
- Bangkok Bank Pier
- Bangkok Railway Station Pier
- Bangkradi Road landing
- Banglumphlu Pier (Phra Arthit)
- Bang Na Pier
- Bangpho Pier
- Bangsue Pier
Kinokuniya bookstore chain
Kinokuniya is a Japanese owned bookstore chain that stocks an impressive range of books in some of the best shopping malls in Bangkok. All branches carry a wide range of books in English and Asian languages, but the best stocked and most attractive store is located at Siam Paragon.
All tastes are catered for. For Thai readers there is a good choice of comic books and graphic novels, hobby books, cookery books, and popular fiction translated into Thai. For foreign visitors, there is an excellent choice of novels and text books that you might find in any US or UK bookstore.
Directory of all churches in Bangkok
This directory is an almost complete list of all churches in Bangkok, Thailand. Please post a comment to add/update the directory listing.
- Antiokia Ladprao Christendom
- Aussumchun Church
- Bangkhae Christendom
- Bangkok Catholic Church
- Bangkok Christendom
- Bangkok Christendom
- Bangkok Christian Ethics
- Bangkok House of Grace Christendom
- Bangkok Liberty Christendom
- Bangna Baptism Christendom
- Ban Suan Christendom
- Ban Suk Kasem Christendom
Pantip Plaza Pratunam
Pantip Plaza Pratunam (Thai: ศูนย์การค้าพันธุ์ทิพย์ พลาซ่า สาขาประตูน้ำ) is the largest IT and technology shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition to selling an extensive range of computer hardware and accessories, it is somewhat notorious for openly selling counterfeit software, music and DVD movies for around 100 - 200 baht per DVD.
Platinum Fashion Mall
The Platinum Fashion Mall is a retail and wholesale shopping mall in Pratunam, Bangkok, Thailand. Occupying six floors, the mall sells mostly budget clothing and accessories for women, with a considerably smaller choice for men. An eleven-storey condominium building stands above the retail complex.
Fortune Town
Fortune Town (Thai: ศูนย์การค้าฟอร์จูนทาวน์) is a shopping complex on Ratchadapisek Road, just north of Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. The center includes the IT Mall, a popular alternative to Pantip Plaza.
The Reading Room (art library)
Fri, 01/15/2010 - 10:32 — adminThe Reading Room is a privately-owned contemporary art library located on Charoen Krung Road in a three-story shop house, not far from BTS Sapan Taksin. The library is run as a non-profit organization open to the public free of charge.
Although we haven't yet had a chance to visit the library ourselves, we have been in contact with its owner and it seems very promising. The Reading Room houses a collection of more than 1,000 items relating to contemporary Thai art and art reference books from all over the world, including art history and theory books, monographs, exhibition catalogues, art magazines, and electronic resource.
Chamchuri Square
Sun, 01/10/2010 - 13:17 — adminChamchuri Square (Thai: จัตุรัสจามจุรี) (pronounced: jaam-ju-ree) is a high rise building complex located in Bangkok, Thailand. It comprises a commercial office tower with forty floors, a residential tower, and a podium building that connects the two main towers. Owned by the nearby Chulalongkorn University, construction of the complex was completed in 2008.
