ASIATIQUE The Riverfront

  is a large open-air mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated in the former docks of the East Asiatic Company, and faces the Chao Phraya River and Charoen Krung Road. The complex opened in 2012 after extensive renovation of the site.

Opening Hours : 17.00 - 24.00 hrs.

Phone number.: 02-108-4488

Location : 2194 Charoenkrung Rd., WatPrayakai, Bangkoleam, Bangkok Category :Attraction and shopping Size : 28.88 acres / 12 acres of the first phase Number of shops : 1,500 stops Number of restaurants : 40 restaurants.

The shop: Tourist products shops   Performance - Joe Louis Puppet Theater and Calypso Bangkok Theater   Bars and Restaurants   Fashion and accessories shops   Furniture and home furnishings stores

Architectural style :

           Refurbishment of the authentic architecture in 1907 - 1947 A.D. to be

  immersed in the magnificence of the architecture in the reign of King

  Rama 5th (Colonial Period)

Transportation :

• Personal car
• bus
• express boat
• yacht
• BTS fromSaphanTaksin stationand take a shuttle boat to ASIATIQUE’s pier

Parking : 2,000 cars.

   History

Back in the 1900s, during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Asian countries were under threat of invasion from the European superpowers. With great foresight, King Chulalongkorn took the initiative to raise Siam to the level of leading countries of the world and decided to establish relations with Denmark. Included in this process was the construction of a pier belonging to the East Asiatic Company,a business dedicated to the export of teak wood and owned by                  Mr. Hans Nille Andersen, a Danish national. This pier signaled the beginning of international trade between the Kingdom of Siam (the former name of Thailand) and European nations and was the key to Siam maintaining the sovereignty and independence it enjoys to this day.             Today, that same area which the East Asiatic pier occupies is being restored to its original glory under the name “ASIATIQUE The Riverfront,” the first and the biggest lifestyle project in Asia on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, and soon to become Bangkok’s trendiest landmark.

Source : thaiasiatique.com

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