East Asiatic Company Building
The East Asiatic Building is a historic building in Bangkok's Bang Rak District. It sits on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite the Oriental Hotel on Soi Charoen Krung 40 and adjacent to the Catholic Mission and Assumption Cathedral.Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic building in Bangkok
- Also known as: “East Asiatic Building”
- Address: บางรัก, บางรัก, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10500
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assumption Cathedral and Mandarin Oriental.
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 120 metres east of East Asiatic Company Building.
Mandarin Oriental
Resort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is a five-star hotel in Bangkok owned in part and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Located on the Chao Phraya River, the original structure was the first hotel built in Thailand when it opened as The Oriental in 1876.
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 250 metres north of East Asiatic Company Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Si Phraya and Si Lom.
Si Phraya
Quarter
Si Phraya is one of the five khwaeng of Bang Rak District, Bangkok. In 2019, it had a population of 10,699.
Si Lom
Quarter
Si Lom is one of the five khwaeng of Bang Rak District, Bangkok. In 2019, it had a population of 18,713.
Sathon
Suburb
Photo: Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sathon or Sathorn, is a district of Bangkok, Thailand, one of fifty into which the city is divided. Situated along the Chao Phraya River in central Bangkok, Sathorn is home to numerous intergovernmental organizations, foreign embassies, and Southeast Asian offices of multinational corporations.
East Asiatic Company Building
- Location: Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.72327° or 13° 43′ 24″ northLongitude
100.51409° or 100° 30′ 51″ eastOpen location code
7P52PGF7+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 231405186OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q59258626
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“East Asiatic Company Building” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “宝隆洋行大楼”
- Danish: “ØK - Østasiatisk Kompagni”
- Thai: “อาคาร อีสต์ เอเชียติก”
- Thai: “อาคารอีสต์เอเชียติก”
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