The Esplanade (Bangkok)

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The Esplanade
Esplanade Cineplex.jpg
Esplanade at Ratchadaphisek Rd.
The Esplanade (Bangkok)
LocationRatchadapisek Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok and
Rattanathibet Road, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Coordinates 13°46′0″N100°34′11″E / 13.76667°N 100.56972°E / 13.76667; 100.56972
Opening dateDecember 2006 and
December 2009
Management Central Pattana Plc. (Ratchadapisek)
Major Cineplex Property (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai)
OwnerCentral Pattana Plc. (Ratchadapisek)
Major Cineplex Property (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai)
No. of stores and services120
Total retail floor area 105,000 square metres
No. of floors7

The Esplanade is a shopping and entertainment complex on Ratchadaphisek Road in Din Daeng district, Bangkok, [1] with a second branch on Rattanathibet Road in Nonthaburi.

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History

Anchored by the Esplanade Cineplex, the shopping mall opened in December 2006. The cineplex hosted the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok in October 2007.

With a retail space of more than 100,000 square metres, the seven-floor complex includes the 12-screen Esplanade Cineplex with 3,000 seats, a B2S book shop along with other shops and restaurants. Other facilities include a Rhythm & Bowl alley, the Sub Zero ice-skating arena, a Tops Supermarket and the 1,500-seat Ratchadalai Musical Theatre.

Design

The architecture of the Esplanade shopping mall was designed by the Office of Bangkok Architects in collaboration with Contour. The interior of the mall was designed by J+H Boiffils, who had previously designed The Emporium and Siam Paragon shopping malls.

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