Central Embassy

Central Embassy is a shopping mall in Bangkok. A project of the Thai conglomerate Central Group, it was constructed on the site of the former British Embassy gardens on Phloen Chit Road.

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Shopping center
Description: shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand
Address: ลุมพินี, ปทุมวัน, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10330

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nai Lert Park Heritage Home and CentralWorld.

Nai Lert Park Heritage Home

Museum

Nai Lert Park Heritage Home is a 14 rai park, heritage home, and museum in Bangkok, Thailand. Located in Pathum Wan district, the home was designed and built in 1915 by developer Nai Lert, and the park is considered to be the oldest in Bangkok. Nai Lert Park Heritage Home is situated 260 metres north of Central Embassy.

CentralWorld

Shopping center

Photo: Imtaiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.

CentralWorld, is a shopping plaza and complex in the Siam area of Bangkok, in Thailand, opened in 1989. It is the ninth-largest shopping center in the world. CentralWorld is situated 1 km west of Central Embassy.

Erawan Shrine

Hindu temple

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine, is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. Erawan Shrine is situated 680 metres west of Central Embassy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ratchaprasong and Siam Square.

Ratchaprasong

Neighborhood

Photo: Syced, CC0.

Ratchaprasong is the name of an intersection, and a shopping district named after it, in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, adjacent to the Siam area, at the BTS Skytrain's Chit Lom Station and the intersection of Phloen Chit, Rama I, and Ratchadamri Roads.

Siam Square

Photo: wm archiv, CC BY 2.0.

Siam Square area is Bangkok's main shopping drag and its BTS Skytrain station is often considered as the centre of the city. This article expands the area to include Ratchaprasong, Phloen Chit Road and Chulalongkorn University.