Chaloem Buri

Chaloem Buri in nighttime

Chaloem Buri (Thai: เฉลิมบุรี) is an intersection in the area of Bangkok's Samphanthawong district. It's four corners of Yaowarat and Songsawat roads, which the road toward the Wat Samphanthawong (วัดสัมพันธวงศ์; lit: Samphanthawong temple) including convergence with Charoen Krung road at the Mo Mi intersection.

Chaloem Buri is considered as the second intersection of Yaowarat from Odeon Circle nearby. Its name comes from the name of a cinema, it was located in the area on Songsawat road. Originally, the cinema was named "Singapore" before it was demolished and rebuilt in 1932 along with the Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre in the occasion of 150th anniversary celebration of Rattanakosin (Bangkok) and renamed "Chaloem Buri". The present location of Chalorm Buri become a parking lot of the Songsawat road.[1] [2]

Nowadays, the area around Chaloem Buri is home to many hotels including several restaurants with travel agency. At nighttime, there're also many street food stalls such as rad na, rice noodle roll and popia, yam, or pathongko etc. They're very popular with tourists.[3] In addition in the past, Chaloem Buri was also the location of the first pork satay restaurant in Thailand.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ ตันมหาพราน, เจริญ (2017-02-19). "โรงภาพยนตร์ศาลาเฉลิมบุรี". facebook (in Thai).
  2. ↑ "ที่จอดรถเยาวราช โรงหนังเฉลิมบุรีเก่า (ถนนทรงสวัสดิ์)". Chinatownyaowarach (in Thai).
  3. ↑ "CHINATOWN BANGKOK". Thailand Travel Guide.
  4. ↑ แม่ช้อยนางรำ (2009-06-29). ""หมูสะเต๊ะเฉลิมบุรี"เจ้าเดียวที่เหลืออยู่..ขณะนี้/แม่ช้อยนางรำ". Manager Daily (in Thai).

Coordinates: 13°44′21.98″N 100°30′41.27″E / 13.7394389°N 100.5114639°E / 13.7394389; 100.5114639

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