General Post Office
The General Post Office, also known as the Grand Postal Building, is a historic building in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok. Opened on 24 June 1940 on the former site of the British Legation, it was designed by architects Sarot Sukkhayang and Mew Aphaiwong…- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Bang Rak, Thailand
- Also known as: “General Post Office, Bangkok”, “ไปรษณีย์กลาง บางรัก”, and “ไปรษณีย์กลางบางรัก”
- Address: 1160 ถนนเจริญกรุง, บางรัก, บางรัก, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10500
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Haroon Mosque and Assumption Cathedral.
Haroon Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haroon Mosque, or Masjid Haroon, is a mosque in Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 1837 by Musa Bafadel, an Indonesian-Arab trader from Pontianak, Borneo, and named after his son, Haroon. Haroon Mosque is situated 200 metres southwest of General Post Office.
Assumption Cathedral
Church
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Assumption Cathedral is the principal Catholic church of Thailand, located at 23 Oriental Avenue, New Road, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok. It is the main church of the Archdiocese of Bangkok. Assumption Cathedral is situated 440 metres south of General Post Office.
Wat Muang Khae
Buddhist temple
Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Muang Khae is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 120 metres southwest of General Post Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Si Phraya and Maha Phruettharam.
Si Phraya
Quarter
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Si Phraya is one of the five khwaeng of Bang Rak District, Bangkok. In 2019, it had a population of 10,699.
Maha Phruettharam
Quarter
Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maha Phruettharam is one of the five khwaeng of Bang Rak District, Bangkok.
Talat Noi
Quarter
Talat Noi or Talad Noi is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. It roughly occupies the area of the subdistrict of the same name in Samphanthawong District.
General Post Office
- Categories: building, tourism, and public building
- Location: Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.7271° or 13° 43′ 38″ northLongitude
100.51533° or 100° 30′ 55″ eastLevels
5Open location code
7P52PGG8+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 231293478OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q29927930
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“General Post Office” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “曼谷郵政總局”
- Thai: “ไปรษณีย์กลาง”
- Thai: “อาคารที่ทำการไปรษณีย์กลาง”
- Thai: “อาคารไปรษณีย์กลาง”
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