THAILAND - The King Power Mahanakhon Tower in Bangkok [คิง เพาเวอร์ มหานคร]

Panoramic view to the North

Bangkok skyline has now a new landmark. If the King Power Mahanakhon has been standing for a few years as the highest skyscraper of the Thai capital, the brand new skywalk has only been open to

Upward view of the Tower

the public recently. At 314m high, it is the highest point in the City of Angels, offering a stunning 360º panoramic view, complete with a rooftop bar and an eerie glass-bottom terrace, limited to a few shoeless daring people, whose number are strictly filtered each time!

Designed by a leading young German architect, Ole Scheeren (born in

Ole Scheeren

1971). It is a mixed purpose 78-floor building, which serves as a retail, a luxury hotel, and a residential area, now topped with a public observatory.

It is is located in the business area of Chong Nongsi with an elevated BTS station at the ground level, close to Silom Road in downtown Bangkok. It is an engineering state-of-the-art building, conspicuous for its 'deconstruction' appearance, providing the first impression of an unfinished building.

An ultra-fast elevator takes you to the skywalk rooftop. Tickets are not cheap but juniors and seniors get a hefty reduction for the visit. And in a country prone to make 'farangs' (foreigners) pay much more than locals, it is rather unusual to see that the reductions are for anybody. Kudos then to the King Power company as being a sign of a Time change highly appreciated!

Christian Sorand

Bangkok Chong Nongsi area

The upper part of the Tower

View on Lumpini Park

On the first level of the Skywalk

Panoramic view showing the Chao Phraya River on the right-hand side

A boy standing on the glass terrace

Skywalk coffeeshop terrace

A view of the rooftop bar & café.

Another panoramic view from the first level of the rooftop

Stairs to the top

Height of the 2nd Skywalk floor

Downward view with the river on the right

Street view

Inside the second elevator to the Skywalk