Odeon Circle

Odeon Circle or Wongwian Odeon is a roundabout in Bangkok. It is the intersection of Yaowarat, Charoen Krung, and Tri Mit or Mittaphap Thai-China roads in Samphanthawong district.

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Type: Building
Description: roundabout in Bangkok with landmark Chinese-style gate
Also known as: “Thai-Sino Cultural Gate”, “ซุ้มประตูเฉลิมพระเกียรติฯ”, and “ซุ้มประตูวัฒนธรรมไทย-จีน”
Address: สัมพันธวงศ์, สัมพันธวงศ์, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thian Fah Foundation Hospital and Wat Traimit Temple.

Thian Fah Foundation Hospital

Hospital

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Thian Fah Foundation Hospital, shortened to Thian Fah Foundation, is the first foundation and private hospital in Thailand, including shrine. Located at 606 Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong Subdistrict, Samphanthawong District, Bangkok near Wat Traimit, Odeon Circle and Chaloem Buri Intersection. Thian Fah Foundation Hospital is situated 140 metres northwest of Odeon Circle.

Wat Traimit Temple

Buddhist temple

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Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Samphanthawong district, the Chinatown area of the Thai capital Bangkok. Probably dating to the early Rattanakosin period, it was previously known as Wat Sam Chin and received its current name in 1940. Wat Traimit Temple is situated 120 metres northeast of Odeon Circle.

Sathani Rotfai Krung Thep

Railway station

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Bangkok railway station is a railway station in Pathum Wan, the former central passenger terminal in Bangkok and the former railway hub of Thailand. It is in the center of the city in the Pathum Wan district, and is operated by the State Railway of Thailand. Sathani Rotfai Krung Thep is situated 460 metres northeast of Odeon Circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samphanthawong and Yaowarat and Phahurat.

Samphanthawong

Quarter

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Samphanthawong is one of the three khwaeng of Samphanthawong district, Bangkok, regarded as the main area of the district.

Yaowarat and Phahurat

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Yaowarat and Phahurat is Bangkok's multicultural district, located west of Silom and southeast of Rattanakosin. Yaowarat Road is the home of Bangkok's sizeable Chinese community, while those of Indian ethnicity have congregated around Phahurat Road.