The Esplanade (Bangkok)

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = The Esplanade

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caption =
location = Ratchadapisek Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok, Thailand
opening_date = December 2006
developer =
manager = Siam Future Development Plc.
owner = Siam Future Development Plc.
number_of_stores = 120
floor_area = 105,000 square meters
parking =
floors = 7
website =

The Esplanade is a shopping and entertainment complex on Ratchadapisek Road in Din Daeng district, Bangkok.

History

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 in an area of 12,000 square metres, a 1,200-square-metre B2S book store and other retail shops and restaurants.

Other facilities include a 22-lane Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl covering 2,500 square metres, the Sub Zero ice-skating arena over 2,000 square metres and a Tops Supermarket of 2,000 square metres. The 1,500-seat Ratchadalai Musical Theatre opened in March 2007, and maintains a regular schedule of musical theater productions.

Facilities

Anchors

* Major Cineplex Group (Cineplex, bowling alley, disco ice skate arena, karaoke club)
* Central Retail Group (Tops Marketplace, B2S book store)

Retail outlets

* Central B2S Page One Book Store
* Fresh Air Entertainment Music Live House
* Orangery Too Bar & Restaurant
* KPN Music Academy
* iStudio by SPV Group

Entertainment and leisure activities

* California Wow Xperience Fitness Club
* Ratchadalai Musical Theatre - Operated by Scenario Co., Ltd., the 1,500-seat theatre maintains a regular schedule of musical theatre productions.
* Sub Zero ice-skating rink
* An indoor skatepark

Restaurants

There are many restaurants in the complex, including a "Food Walk" on the basement level, which features a variety of cuisine.

Transportation and nearby attractions

The Esplanade is adjacent to the Bangkok Metro's Thailand Cultural Centre station (exit 3). Other nearby stores include JUSCO and Carrefour hypermarket. The Ratchada nightclub strip is located opposite the mall.

ee also

* List of shopping malls in Thailand
* List of cinemas in Thailand

External links

* [http://www.majorcineplex.com/esplanade/ Esplanade Cineplex]
* [http://www.siamfuture.com/OurProperties/rachada/default.asp Siam Future property profile]