MBK Center

MBK Center
MBK Center in 2023
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LocationPathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand
Opening date7 February 1985 (Mahbunkhrong Center)
9 May 2000 (MBK Center)
2016 (Major Renovations)
21 December 2021 (Don Don Donki)
DeveloperSirichai Bulakul
ManagementMBK Public Company Limited (SET: MBK)
OwnerThanachart Bank & Dusit Thani Group
No. of stores and services2,000
No. of anchor tenants2
No. of floors8
Public transit accessNational Stadium BTS Station, Siam BTS Station
Websitewww.mbk-center.co.th
MBK Center Atrium

MBK Center (Thai: เอ็มบีเค เซ็นเตอร์), previously known as Mahbunkhrong Center (Thai: มาบุญครอง เซ็นเตอร์, RTGS: Mabunkhrong, pronounced [māː.būn.kʰrɔ̄ːŋ]), is a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] At eight storeys, the center contains around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets.[2]

In 2009, MBK Center management reported daily visitor numbers of more than 100,000, half of whom were young Thai people and a third foreign visitors.[3]

History

MBK Center was the largest shopping mall in Asia when it opened on 7 February, 1985. It is on land leased from the adjacent Chulalongkorn University. This lease was renewed in 2013.[citation needed] MBK was named after the parents of the developer Sirichai Bulakul, Mah and Boonkrong, whose statues are found on the ground floor. On the seventh floor, it used to be MBK Hall (now the location of SF Cinema 8 Cinemas) a concert hall for popular Thai and foreign singers in the 1980s and 1990s.[4]

Anchor

Don Don Donki
  • Don Don Donki
  • Tops
  • Supersports Factory Outlet
  • 7-Eleven
    • Kudsan Bakery & Coffee
  • SF Cinema 8 Cinemas (Zigma CineStadium & Cinecafe 1 Cinema)
  • Food Legends By MBK
  • Pathumwan Princess Hotel
  • Thanachart Bank (Head Office)
  • Animate (Japan Manga Alliance)

Location

MBK Center is 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.[5] The mall is next to National Stadium.

Transportation

Layout

Department store

  • The Don Don Donki discount store is at the north end of MBK Center.

Hotel

  • The Pathumwan Princess Hotel is at the south end of MBK Center.[6]

Sport activity

MBK Fight Night

  • Level 2
    Level 2
  • Level 3
    Level 3
  • Level 4
    Level 4
  • Level 5
    Level 5
  • Level 6 Restaurants
    Level 6 Restaurants

References

  1. ^ "MBK Center". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Floor Directory". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "MBK FAQ". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. ^ ถึงวันที่ฉันบอกต่อ time to let words flow (2019-01-03). "เอ็มบีเค.ฮอลล์ ( MBK HALL )". Facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  5. ^ "Siam Square Area Map". Bangkoksite.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "Pathumwan Princess location". Pathumwan Princess. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
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