What Are Your Favorite Buildings In Thailand

[HipDude]

Author's Lounge (Oriental Hotel)

[HipDude]

Assumption Cathedral

[isanbirder]

The one in post 27 (don't know what it's called) is a blatant rip-off of the Bank of China Building in Hong Kong.

Very few good buildings outside Bangkok? Prasat Hin Phimai is at least as attractive as Phanomrung, but is hemmed in by buildings.

Chiangmai has few high-rise buildings, and none of distinction. The nineteenth-century buildings round the Three Kings Monument are attractive though.

[lional6]

The Siam Intercontinental Hotel Bangkok in 1970 (Now is Siam Paragon mall)

Met my first wife there, and like the building gone.

[Soutpeel]

SCB park

[palm]

Banyan Tree.

[tinfoilhat]

The Siam Intercontinental Hotel Bangkok in 1970 (Now is Siam Paragon mall)

Met my first wife there, and like the building gone.

i used to enjoy going there every canada day lovely gardens all malled under

[HipDude]

The Siam Intercontinental Hotel Bangkok in 1970 (Now is Siam Paragon mall)

Met my first wife there, and like the building gone.

Thanks for sharing that. I vaguely remember it. Never went inside, though.

[HipDude]

... Here's that new business park near Lad Phrao: ...

That pic has been photo-shopped as well as other elements in the photo,

Ha! Sussed.

Check this: http://www.ilovebelgium.be/skinny-skyscrapers

It fooled me for about thirty seconds.

[villagefarang]

The Dusit Thani Hotel. Not a great building, by any means, but one of the very first high rise buildings in BKK.

When I first arrived there were only two others, the Indra Hotel and the old Chokchai building.

[villagefarang]

My favourite building in Thailand?..................that's easy...........my home.

Pictures…where are the pictures?

[ThailandDenmark417]

Count me in on the Kasikorn too

[Rsquared]

My favourite building in Thailand?..................that's easy...........my home.

Pictures…where are the pictures?

I am only a novice VF, have tried to attach photo but am all thumbs.......once I can find out how to do it, trust me, you will like my home.

[aussiebebe]

I love the Elephant Museum in Samut Prakarn - the circular base is the museum and then you walk up a staircase inside the leg of the three-headed elephant and the body is a beautiful temple. I really don't like anything traditional like temples so it was a surprise for me to like this one so much.

For modern buildings I think Chaeng Wattana building with the immigration department has a spectacular roof, it's always nice to enjoy the vastness of the inside.

[BigJohnnyBKK]

The one in post 27 (don't know what it's called)

Thai Kasikorn Bank headquarters

The Siam Intercontinental Hotel Bangkok in 1970 (Now is Siam Paragon mall)

Stayed there on one of my pre-settlement visits, very nice, lovely lovely gardens. Torn down 2002?

[chickenslegs]

I'm a big fan of Suvarnabhumi airport. Particularly the arrivals section.

[Rsquared]

I'm a big fan of Suvarnabhumi airport. Particularly the arrivals section.

I'm a big fan of Suvarnabhumi airport. Particularly the arrivals section.

......and the most Unfavourite......is the departure lounge.

[ExpatOilWorker]

The Dusit Thani Hotel. Not a great building, by any means, but one of the very first high rise buildings in BKK.

Bingo we agree. They the library or the bar with the aquarium counter.

[HipDude]

I love the Elephant Museum in Samut Prakarn - the circular base is the museum and then you walk up a staircase inside the leg of the three-headed elephant and the body is a beautiful temple. I really don't like anything traditional like temples so it was a surprise for me to like this one so much.

For modern buildings I think Chaeng Wattana building with the immigration department has a spectacular roof, it's always nice to enjoy the vastness of the inside.

Not heard of the Elephant Museum. I'll Google it and grab some photos.

Agree with you about immigration at Chaeng Wattana. Not too much there in the way of food, though.

[Rsquared]

My favourite building in Thailand?..................that's easy...........my home.

Pictures…where are the pictures?

Ok after much trial and error........I'll try and attach some pics.

Hope that works.

[villagefarang]

My favourite building in Thailand?..................that's easy...........my home.

Pictures…where are the pictures?

Ok after much trial and error........I'll try and attach some pics.

Hope that works.

Don't forget to post in the Finished House Pictures thread as well. Will make a welcome addition.

[saltandpepper]

Maruekhathaiyawan (Phetburi)

Yes, I agree, I love this one too....

[HipDude]

My favourite building in Thailand?..................that's easy...........my home.

Pictures…where are the pictures?

Ok after much trial and error........I'll try and attach some pics.

Hope that works.

Are they pineapples in the foreground?

If so, I'm guessing Prachuap Khiri Khan.

[HipDude]

Khao Wang

[aussiebebe]

I love the Elephant Museum in Samut Prakarn - the circular base is the museum and then you walk up a staircase inside the leg of the three-headed elephant and the body is a beautiful temple. I really don't like anything traditional like temples so it was a surprise for me to like this one so much.

For modern buildings I think Chaeng Wattana building with the immigration department has a spectacular roof, it's always nice to enjoy the vastness of the inside.

Not heard of the Elephant Museum. I'll Google it and grab some photos.

Agree with you about immigration at Chaeng Wattana. Not too much there in the way of food, though.

It's on Sukhumvit road as you enter Samut Prakarn, a giant three-headed elephant surrounded by lovely gardens and ponds.

Normally temples are the last places I want to visit in Thailand but this one is inside the elephants body!

You get there by walking up a stair case inside one of the elephant's leg - very interesting in itself.

The temples I usually get dragged to by my Thai wife have every imaginable superstitious practice - candles, incense, coin bowls, stick-shakers, lucky paper, gold leaf, oil bowls, water baths, bells and they are busy; everything is money, money, money. The elephant museum temple, probably because there is an entrance fee, is exactly how a temple should be in my view, peaceful and relaxing.

[DP25]

Wat Samphran. 17 story building in Nakhon Pathom with a dragon wrapped around it and a Buddhist temple on the top.

[HipDude]

Wat Samphran. 17 story building in Nakhon Pathom with a dragon wrapped around it and a Buddhist temple on the top.

That's amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[Rsquared]

My favourite building in Thailand?..................that's easy...........my home.

Pictures…where are the pictures?

Ok after much trial and error........I'll try and attach some pics.

Hope that works.

Are they pineapples in the foreground?

If so, I'm guessing Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Pong Krating, Ratchaburi and yes they are pineapples in the foreground.

Cheers.

[BigJohnnyBKK]

Back to modern architecture, the CAT building's not really special, but the curved glass does look great as you glide past on the river. Pic

[villagefarang]

Speaking of curved glass, this used to be a favorite haunt.