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 (Photo: Latbin Bonnak, circa 1950, the National Archives) Above: The Phra Ya Sombat Phaisan Building Fact file: Bangkok's tallest
buildings over the years
License for this page: You are free to copy, distribute, display... Rama IV era - Wat Arun - 70 m (not strictly a building, but a tall structure) 1925-1926 - Nai Loed Building near Saphan Phitthayasathian (Saphan lek Lang)-- HQ of Nai Loed Co. Ltd. (Nai Loed Setthabut--Phraya Phakdee Noraset (1872 - 1945) was the pioneer of the Bangkok bus and boat system as well as the agency for selling Esso Oil--then Socony Oil) 1927 - Phra Ya Sombat Phaisan Building - 7 stories 1966 - AIA (American International Assurance) building on Surawongse Rd - 10 stories 1970 - Cathay Trust Building (Esso Building) on Rama IV Rd, Silom - 12 stories 1970 - Dusit Thani - 82 m 1970 - Chokechai Building - 22 stories 1978 - Royal Orchid Sheraton - 101 m 1982 - Bangkok Bank (Silom) - 134 m 1987 - Baiyoke I - 151 m 1996 - ThaiWah 2 - 196 m 1996 - Jewelry Trade Center - 221 m 1997 - Baiyoke II - 304 m For comparison, the current world's tallest building is 509 meters tall. Thanks to Nils, Pas, The Enforcer!, Wisarut and others on the forum who contributed. License for this page: You are free to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work, to make derivative works, to make commercial use of the work under the following conditions: Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. The attribution for this work should be specified as "2Bangkok.com". The license for this page: Creative Commons Attribution License |
