MBK Center
 MBK Center | |
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| Location | Pathum Wan District, Bangkok Thailand |
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| Opening date | 1985 |
| Developer | Sirichai Bulakul |
| Management | MBK PLC |
| Owner | Thanachart Bank & Dusit Thani Group |
| No. of stores and services | 2,000 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| No. of floors | 8 |
| Public transit access | National Stadium BTS Station, Siam BTS Station |
| Website | www |
MBK Center, also known as Mahboonkrong (Thai: มาบุญครอง; RTGS: mabunkhrong), is a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] At eight storeys, the center contains around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets, including the 4-storey Tokyu department store.[2]
MBK Center management reports daily visitor numbers of more than 100,000, half of whom are young Thai people and a third foreign visitors.[3]
History
MBK was the largest shopping mall in Asia when it opened in 1985. It is on land leased from the adjacent Chulalongkorn University. This lease was renewed in 2002.[citation needed] MBK was named after the parents of the developer Sirichai Bulakul, Mah and Boonkrong, whose statues are found on the ground floor.
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Level 6 Restaurants
Anchor
- Don Don Donki (Opening 2021)
- Tops Market
- Familymart (4th Floor Zone D)
- 7-Eleven
- Kudsan Bakery & Coffee
- SF Cinema 8 Cinemas
- Food Legend By MBK
- BNK48 Digital Live Studio (Moved From EmQuartier)
- Pathumwan Princess Hotel
- Thanachart Bank (Head Office)
Location
MBK Center is in Pathum Wan District, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Rama I Road and Phaya Thai Road. It is close to Siam Square, which can be reached from the second floor via a covered pedestrian bridge over Phaya Thai Road, and Siam Center and Siam Paragon, which are across Rama I Road from Siam Square.[4] The mall is next to National Stadium.
Transportation
- BTS Skytrain - National Stadium BTS Station; also within walking distance of Siam station.
- Khlong Saen Saep - Hua Chang pier is within walking distance.
Layout
Department store
- The four-storey Tokyu Department Store is at the north end of MBK Center.[5]
Hotel
- The Pathumwan Princess Hotel is at the south end of MBK Center.[6]
Sport activity
References
- ^ "MBK Center". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Floor Directory". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "MBK FAQ". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Siam Square Area Map". Bangkoksite.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ "Tokyu Department Store". AsiaWeb Direct. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Pathumwan Princess location". Pathumwan Princess. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
External links
- MBK Shopping Center Overview
Geographic data related to MBK Center at OpenStreetMap- MBK Center Floor Arrangement
13°44′44″N 100°31′48″E / 13.74556°N 100.53000°E
