History

               Historic riverfront area becomes "Asiatique"

          Visitors are free to hop on the shuttle tram.

       For the first half of the last century, parts of Bangkok's Charoen Krung area on the banks of the Chao Phraya river served     as the country's first international port, a trading hub between the Kingdom of Siam and European nations. It was also the     home of the largest warehouse of East Asiatic, a Danish freight company established in the reign of King Rama V.

        The landowner, TCC Land, has tried to maintain the historic atmosphere of the site while turning it into a twenty-first         century mall, a "festival market and living museum" concept.

        This newly launched bazaar, dubbed Asiatique The Riverfront, encompasses 1,500 shops, 40 restaurants and two            cultural theatres into its open-air, 72-rai architectural playground inspired by the industrial design of the Colonial period.

         The idea behind the bazaar is to bring back the exotic mood of the old days when people traveled commonly by boats     and streetcars, by blending the old customs and history with modern-day recreation.

          Thus visitors can shop and eat in a riverside district featuring an ancient tram track, a World War II bunker, an old         sawmill, an historic pier, a century-old warehouse arch and a waterfront crane.

           Open from 5pm to midnight, the spacious bazaar is divided into four distinct zones. Each zone is linked by an old-          fashioned tram.

 photo by : Chutsuda  Varnodyana

Information Source : http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easier-stuff/293976/historic-riverfront-area-becomes

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