Old Customs House
The old Customs House is a historic building in Bangkok, located on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bang Rak District. It was built in 1888 as one of the many Western-style buildings commissioned by King Chulalongkorn, and was designed by Joachim Grassi in the neo-Palladian style.Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: building in Bang Rak, Thailand
- Also known as: “Customs House”
- Address: 300 ซอยเจริญกรุง 36, 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.
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 270 metres southeast of Old Customs House.
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… General Post Office is situated 260 metres northeast of Old Customs House.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Si Phraya and Khlong San.
Si Phraya
Quarter
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bang Rak is one of the fifty districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River, beyond Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, which marked the old city boundary.
Khlong San
Suburb
Khlong San is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. On the west bank of Chao Phraya River, its neighboring districts across the river are Phra Nakhon, Samphanthawong, Bang Rak, Sathon, and Bang Kho Laem.
Khlong San
Quarter
Khlong San is a khwaeng of Khlong San District on Bangkok's Thonburi side. It is the location of the district office.
Old Customs House
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and office
- Location: Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.72524° or 13° 43′ 31″ northLongitude
100.51393° or 100° 30′ 50″ eastLevels
3Open location code
7P52PGG7+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 231405193OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q29876785
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In Other Languages
From Korean to Thai—“Old Customs House” goes by many names.
- Korean: “방콕 세관”
- Thai: “แป๊ะลั่นซา”
- Thai: “ฟ้าซีกวน”
- Thai: “โรงภาษีเก่า”
- Thai: “โรงภาษีร้อยชักสาม”
- Thai: “ศุลกสถาน”
- Thai: “อาคารแป๊ะลั่นซา”
- Thai: “อาคารฟ้าซีกวน”
- Thai: “อาคารโรงภาษีเก่า”
- Thai: “อาคารโรงภาษีร้อยชักสาม”
- Thai: “อาคารศุลกสถาน”
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