| What is Ratchaprasong, you ask?
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| | The Central Chit Lom shopping mall is a
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| Ratchaprasong is a financial and fashion
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| | flagship store of the Central Group
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| area in Bangkok, Thailand. For over 50
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| | department stores. It opened in 1973.
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| years Ratchaprasong has been the center
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| | This mall has eight floors and six of the
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| of Bangkok's cosmopolitan center.
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| | eight have a different name. The first
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| The area is located within Bangkok's
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| | floor is called the Heavan of Luxury and
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| Panthum Wan shopping district and is one
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| | offers cosmetics, designer boutiques and
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| of the most decorated areas in the city.
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| | luxury jewelry. The second floor is the
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| Much like New York City's Times Square,
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| | Women's Dream Wardrobe and offers women's
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| this area is the center of Bangkok's
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| | clothes, bags, shoes and fashion
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| activities.
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| | accessories.
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| Some of the main attraction here are the
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| | The third floor is called Young & Idea
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| Erawan Shrine, the lights during the
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| | Unlimited/Precious Time. The fourth floor
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| holidays, and the Foreign Correspondents'
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| | is called Men's Fashion Statement. The
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| Club Thailand.
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| | fifth floor is named All About Home. And,
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| The Erawan Shrine is a Hindu shrine that
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| | lastly, the sixth floor is called Top of
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| houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai
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| | the World.
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| representation of the Hindu creation god
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| | Central World is Southeast Asia's largest
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| Brahma. The shrine was built in 1956 to
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| | shopping mall and is also an office
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| correct bad omens that were believed to
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| | complex. This mall is also owned by the
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| be caused by the laying of the
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| | Central Group department stores. The mall
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| foundations of the hotel it was next to,
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| | was reopened in 2006 after three years of
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| the Erawan Hotal, on the wrong date.
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| | redesign and renovation.
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| There are also many more other shrines
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| | The complex is now 550,000 square meters
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| located in this area. While in the area,
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| | large but was originally 300,000 square
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| keep an eye out for Par Inn, Phra Pikanet
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| | meters. It first opened in 1990 and was
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| (Ganesh), Pra Narai, Pra-mae Lakshmi, and
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| | called the World Trade Center. The mall
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| Pra Tri Murati.
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| | was eight stories high. It now has 51
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| The Foreign Correspondents' Club Thailand
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| | floors and is geared towards the middle
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| is located in the penthouse of the
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| | to high class with its "High Street" and
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| Maneeya Building. It hosts guest
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| | designer brands.
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| speakers, movie screenings, photographic
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| | There are over 500 tenants in the
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| exhibitions, and talks on current events.
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| | complex. In the complex are many big box
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| Also attracting people to this area are
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| | stores, such as Toys R Us, Super Sports,
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| the shopping centers and malls. Central
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| | Power buy and B2S. Isetan, a Japanese
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| Chit Lom, Central World, Gaysorn, Amarin
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| | department store chain also has six
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| Plaza and the Big C Ratchadamri are all
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| | stories of products, a supermarket and
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| shopping centers located with the
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| | restaurant in the complex.
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| Ratchaprasong area.
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