Elephant Building

Elephant Building
Elephant Building
	Elephant Building in the back is SCB Park Plaza
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13°49′31″N 100°34′7″E / 13.82528°N 100.56861°E
Completed	1997
Management	Arun Chaiseri Group & Elephant Group
Height
Roof	335 ft (102 m)
Top floor	32
Technical details
Floor count	32 floors
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sumet Jumsai

The Elephant Building or Chang Building (Thai: ตึกช้าง) is a high-rise building at Paholyothin Road and Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok, Thailand. It lies in the north Bangkok business district and Chatuchak District. The building is one of the better known buildings in Bangkok as it resembles an elephant. It was a collaboration between Dr Arun Chaisaree (Thai: ดร.อรุณ ชัยเสรี) and architect Ong-ard Satrabhandhu (Thai: องอาจ สาตรพันธุ์; RTGS: Ong-at Sattraphan) The building has 32 floors and is 102 metres (335 ft) high. It was completed in 1997. The Elephant Building was ranked number four of the "20 World's Iconic Skyscrapers [sic]" by CNNGo in February 2011.^[1]

The elephant building consists of seven parts:

Tower A (offices)
Tower B (offices)
Tower C (residential)
Top Floor (residential suites)
Recreation Ground (swimming pool, gardens)
Shopping plaza, bank, post office
Garage

Nearby

Opposite lies Major Cineplex Ratchayothin. Further down the road is Index Living Mall, Tesco Lotus, and Central Plaza Lat Phrao.

Transportation

BTS Skytrain – Satri Woranat Station (future)

References

^ "Chang (Elephant) Building". BKK Kids. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

External links

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[BKK-1] "Chang (Elephant) Building". BKK Kids. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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