Central World - Bangkok, Thailand
Posted by: silverquill
N 13° 44.812 E 100° 32.439
47P E 666574 N 1520263
Central World is the largest shopping complex in Thailand, and one of the top ten in the world.
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Location: Thailand
Date Posted: 02/27/2013
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Central World is located in the heart of Bangkok's shopping district. It has over 600 stores including several large department stores and a 15-screen cinema complex.
Depending on what parameters one uses to measure size, this may be the third largest shopping complex in the world, but it is definitely in the top ten, and is the largest in Thailand. See two conflicting articles from Wikipedia: CentralWorld and List of largest shopping malls in the world. There is also an interesting article at Bangkok.com
Central World was originally opened in 1990 as The World Trade Center and had only eight stories. It was greatly expanded in 2006, and now has a hotel and office tower with a convention center. The front plaza area often hosts entertainment events.
This was one of the key properties that was heavily damaged in the Red Shirt Protests in May 2010. The Telegraph reported: Bangkok in flames as protesters refuse to back down