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FAMOUS BUILDINGS  -  Hua Lamphong Railway Station Building  
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 Known as:   Bangkok Train Station    
 Description:   Hua Lamphong, or Bangkok Train Station, was the main terminal to northern, eastern, northeastern and southern Thailand but it was replaced bythe modern Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station also known as Bang Sue Grand Station. Hua Lamphong Train Station is now reserved for some local trains and week-end tourist trains. The stationt connects with the MRT underground system and features a distinct half-dome structure, designed by an Italian architect Mario Tamagno in an Italian neo-renaissance style.
Open in 1916, Hua Lamphong boasts an elegant design, similar to several government buildings and public monuments built during the same period, such as the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, The Bank of Thailand Museum and Parliament building – all designed by the same architect. Its appearance and interior layout have been compared with the Frankfurt Train Station, which also features the half dome façade, a giant clock on the front gable and open-air passenger galleries.
At the end of the platform 12, there’s a monument that marks the spot where King Rama V presided over the opening of the Bangkok to Ayutthaya line on 26 March 1896. The original station was situated here before to move to the present one built in 1916.		  
 Province   Bangkok  Direction:      
 District   Pathum Wan    
 City   Rong Muang  Comments:    Official Web:    
 Genre   Famous Buildings      Related links:      
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 Entry fee   Free     GPS :   13.73981, 100.51672    
                     
                     
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SUB-SITES PICTURES:    
Hua Lamphong Railway Station Building  Elephant s Head Fountain 
Front of the Railway Station  Hua Lamphong Exibition
Post Office bridge  Railway Station South Terrace
Railway Station Main Hall  Railway Station Monuments
Link to Hua Lamphong
Railway Museum		 Link to Hua Lamphong
Railway Station
 
   
  01-Inauguration
monument		 02-Mail Bridge
to Post office		 03-Elephant's
head fountain		 04-Bangkok
Station stop		 05-Renaissance
Architecture		  
         
   
  06-Balcony front
Bangkok Station		 07-Central Hall
Western style		 08-Former
Station Hotel		 09-Oval platform
chair symbol		 10-Pacific steam
locomotive		  
             
 
 

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