Esplanade at Ratchadaphisek Rd. |
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| Location | Ratchadapisek Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok and Rattanathibet Road, Nonthaburi, Thailand |
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| Opening date | December 2006 and December 2009 |
| Management | Siam Future Development Plc. (Ratchadapisek) Major Development Plc. (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai) |
| Owner | Siam Future Development Plc. (Ratchadapisek) Major Development Plc. (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai) |
| No. of stores and services | 120 |
| Total retail floor area | 105,000 square metres |
| No. of floors | 7 |
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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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.
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.
There are many restaurants in the complex, including a "Food Walk" on the basement level, which features a variety of cuisine.
The Esplanade is adjacent to the Bangkok Metro's Thailand Cultural Centre station (exit 3). Other nearby stores include and Big C Extra hypermarket and Robinsons. Behind Esplanade is a nightclub called Inch along with further nightclubs on Ratchada Soi 3 & 4. The Ratchada nightclub strip is located opposite the mall.