In the Thai capital have no problem with monuments. Some few centuries, the other — there is no decade, but cultural value they are different, in short, one size fits all does not mow. Although there is one item you can not mow a little more than others, he literally stands out, it even can be seen from anywhere in the city. This hotel building Baiyoke Sky — Thailand’s tallest building, the highest hotel in the South Asia and the sixth tall hotel in the world.
Brief performance characteristics of this significant cultural object: floors above the ground — 85 height — 304 m (328 m, given aerial), number of rooms — 673, the end of construction — 1997.
On conquer new heights!
1Bayok Sky is located in the heart of Bangkok, the street Ratchaprarop, so get here not be easy. You can use the «skaytreynom» and get out on the same station — Ratchaprarop, but if you are confused pretentious name overground metro, the goal can be achieved by buses number 14, 38, 54, 72, 74, 140, 159, 183, 204, 504, 513, 514 and 536.
Approaching the foot of the tower, you catch yourself thinking that everything reminiscent of works of art of the future. Where to lower levels cluttered urban wilderness raging life, and above all this huge building towering some ministries or headquarters of multinationals evil. Compounding this sense of classic Asian little market and building that otochuyuyut Bayok Sky on all sides.
The first 20 floors of the hotel used as parking. Residential buildings are 22 to 74 floor and divided into 3 price ranges: from 22 to 45 over — Standart zone, 46 to 63 — Sky Zone, with 64 to 74 — Space zone.
2Overcome cluttered street, get into the hall of the hotel. But there’s more to see Bangkok again, will have to buy a ticket, which costs 400 baht (about $12). Theoretically, there is an option to get to the observation deck for free, but you need to rent a room at least for one night, this fun cost 1500 baht.
You can try to pass the hare, but it will not be easy — tickets checked several times, the first test below:
3The young man at the entrance to accurately recognize the Russian-speaking citizens, but keep the conversation can not yet «chuchut Gavar na n».
Later it turned out that there is nothing strange in Bayok are two official languages of all tourists the world: Russian and English.
4The first destination before viewing platform — Observatory, which is located on 77 floors. You can pidzhyvytysya and see the city through the window. As expected for the observatory, it has several telescopes, they are driven face off coin. Whereas, with high probability, Baiyoke Sky visits every tourist who stayed in Bangkok, the organizers decided to collect the Observatory various exhibits related to the history of the tower and the city. To a hundred times not to go.
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But our main goal — to 7 floors above, so continue to climb. And here it is, 84 floor — the roof of Bangkok, which offers perhaps the best view of the «city of angels».
8The very observation deck, by the way, turns clockwise. Rather not rotating the whole floor, the core remains stationary, moving only track on which you stand.
As you may have noticed — quite a high-altitude city of Bangkok, a truly modern metropolis, the locals are very proud of. Let’s try to sort out this fence skyscrapers.
9In the distance looms a green golf sport club Royal Bangkok. There is no path to verhohoniv and other playgrounds for different sports.
10Directly in front of the complex of sports clubs CentralWorld (navigate through the building with a round roof bullshit), which combines a sixth the size of the hotel and shopping-mall in the world.
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But this living block in front (center) — a Thai version of what we nazyvayeyut elite housing in the capital — LCD Royal Park Apartment 2. And, along with it, you might guess, is neelitne accommodation in the center.
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Thai roofs of skyscrapers very functional if helipad no surprise, here’s pool, tennis court or garden — not bad.
17View of the area Vatthana. To the left, near the railway, the hotel is located Bangkok Palace, if you look right, it is easy to notice the building facade with black — a 42-storey tower office complex Vanit Tower 2. But in the bottom right corner of acne on the roof — shopping center Pratunam Center , the largest market in Thailand clothing front desk.
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The building that the pictures on the right side of the pyramid on the roof — is China Resources Tower. As the height of 210 meters, it ranks 10th highest skyscrapers of Bangkok.
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And then the shot hit the building of shopping center Siam Paragon — also almost in the center. As the object shopping, he certainly interesting, but much more interesting that the Siam Paragon under one roof are the largest aquarium in Southeast Asia, art gallery and opera hall.
To the left of Siam Paragon barely rising above the top of the temple Wat Pathumvanaram (Wat Pathum Wanaram). First, even surprised, as this piece of ancient times could survive in the reinforced concrete forest.
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Right in the center — the Victory Monument. Established in 1941 on the occasion of the victory in the war against the French colonists. And now, as befits a large area — a large transport interchange.
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Highway. To the right of it — Dean Dayenh area. Closer to the center — stadium Tai Dzhapan Stadium.
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In the background, with a gold dome towering skyscraper State Tower — The largest building Southeast Asia.
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Zoom is increased, but to fix the camera on a moving platform. I had to put the camera on a concrete curb behind bars and then go against plaftormy go and see that a strong wind blew away her not:
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Nerves did not last long and the next gust of wind made it clear that the camera better pick up, we went down a few floors below. Albeit through the glass, but safe:
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