State Tower
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Skyscraper
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located on Silom Road, Bang Rak
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Bang Rak is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by four other districts : Pathum Wan, Sathon, Khlong San , and Samphanthawong. It was established in 1912.-History:...
business district, Bangkok
Bangkok
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, Thailand
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, adjacent to Charoen Krung Road
Charoen Krung Road
Charoen Krung ) is a major road in Bangkok that runs roughly parallel to the Chao Phraya river. Part of it is considered Chinatown along with Yaowarat Road, part of it is closest major road to Phahurat , its northern terminus is the Grand Palace, it runs through Nakhon Kasem and Khlong Thom...
. Built in 2001, it is the largest building in Southeast Asia, with 300000 m² (358,797 sq yd) floor area. State Tower has 68 floors and is 247 m (810.4 ft) tall, making it the third tallest building in Thailand as in 2011 and 139th in the world. It is also the tallest mixed-use building in Thailand.
Conceived by Thai architect Professor Rangsan Torsuwan in the early 1990s and designed by Rangsan Architecture, the massive building is characterised by its thirty-meter tall golden rooftop dome and neo-classical balconies. It was originally named "Silom Precious Tower", later "Royal Charoen Krung Tower" (RCK Tower) and then "State Tower".
State Tower contains condominiums, serviced apartments, offices and retail units. It is also home to a five-star hotel called lebua (sic). There is a forty-story high atrium inside, and on the 64th floor is Sirocco
Sirocco (restaurant)
Sirocco is the world's largest all open-air restaurant and "Sky Bar", located on the 64th floor of the State Tower in Bangkok, Thailand, which is the second tallest building in Thailand. The 150-capacity restaurant opened its doors in the winter of 2003...
, the world's highest open-air restaurant with a panoramic view of Bangkok.
State Tower is owned by Challenge Group.