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The Siam Square you see today flourished because of its nearness to the school, and University students helped contribute to the popularity of the area,prodding a variey of investors to contribute to its developments. Similarly MBK opened in 1985 on a plot of land owned by Chulalongkorn University, and the mall continues to renew its lease on the land.
What you didn’t know: Antique maps from 70 years ago show the Siam Square and MBK area boasted vast lotus orchards and rice fields. We’re sure you’d rather have somewhere conveniently located to buy the lasten ipad than see sprawling meadows anyway.
What it could mean: The humble beginnings of Siam Square was to provide leasing profits to Chulalongkorn University, and the key factor of location has helped it develop into a unique area. MBK has stood firm because of its competitive edge in providing electronics, which suggests that these retail centers were lucky until Siam Paragon decided to plop down right across them.
Royal View Resort is located in Rangnam Road, So just 3 Station (Sky-Train) to The Siam Square and MBK. Guest who stay at Royal View Resort will enjoy to shopping at MBK and Siam Square.
From end to end, these three parallel streets are full of multi-storey buildings, housing many banks, finance firms, export-import houses, hotels, airlines offices, restaurants, shopping arcades, department atores, and entertainment establishments. This area is busy not only in the daytime, but also in the evening, when people come out to eat, to meet business friends or to seek enjoyments. There is a small area in Silom which, for more than 30 years, has been very well know for foreign visitors for its bars and nightclubs. Known as Patpong this famous place offers various kinds of entertainment-wine, beer, music, dancing, etc. Another shopping arcade opening at night is Suanlum(Bangkok) Night Bazaar which is situated on Rama IV Road. In this area, there are both skytrain and subway stations.
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References: Life Style GURU Entertainment Magazine
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