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Opening date
  
1985

Management
  
MBK Plc. (SET: MBK)

Opened
  
1985

Number of stores and services
  
2,000

Developer
  
Sirichai Bulakul

No. of stores and services
  
2,000

Phone
  
+66 2 620 9000

Number of anchor tenants
  
2

MBK Center

Location
  
Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand

Owner
  
Thanachart Bank & Dusit Thani Group

Address
  
Phayathai Rd, Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–10PMThursday10AM–10PMFriday10AM–10PMSaturday10AM–10PMSunday10AM–10PMMonday10AM–10PMTuesday10AM–10PMWednesday10AM–10PM

Similar
  
Siam Paragon, CentralWorld, Siam Center, Platinum Fashion Mall, Pratunam Market

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Bangkok mbk center feb 2016


MBK Center, also known as Mahboonkrong (Thai: มาบุญครอง), is a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. At eight stories high, the center contains around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets, including the 4-story Tokyu department store.

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The MBK Center management reports daily visitor numbers of more than 100,000, half of whom are young Thai people and a third foreign visitors.

The MBK Center is popular with tourists, although the majority of shoppers are Bangkok residents. Many stores selling authentic merchandise are also available. MBK Center is connected to the Siam Discovery and Siam Paragon shopping mall by elevated walkways, both of which are more upscale and have only authentic goods.

Bangkok mbk center


History

MBK was the largest shopping mall in Asia when it opened in 1985. It is located on land leased from the adjacent Chulalongkorn University. This lease was renewed in 2002. MBK was named after the parents of the developer Sirichai Bulakul, Mah & Boonkrong, whose statues are located on the ground floor.

Location

MBK Center is located 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.

Transportation

  • Bangkok Skytrain (BTS) - National Stadium Station; also within walking distance of Siam station.
  • Khlong Saen Saeb - Hua Chang pier is within walking distance.
  • Department store

  • The four-storey Tokyu department store is located at the northern end of MBK Center.
  • Hotel

  • The Pathumwan Princess Hotel is located at the southern end of MBK Center.
  • Shops and services

  • Floors 1-3: Clothing and shoes, leather goods, cosmetics and hairstyling, toys, gold and jewellery
  • Floor 4: Electronics, mobile phones, CD and MP3
  • Floor 5: International food hall, restaurants, furniture, photography, computing
  • Floor 6: Food court, souvenir shops
  • Floor 7: Cinema, bowling, karaoke
  • Floor 8: Cinema
  • Outdoors

  • Located in 3 locations surrounding the MBK Center, there is the MBK Green Wall, which is the largest green wall of this kind in all of Thailand.
  • References

    MBK Center Wikipedia


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