Nightingale–Olympic
 Nightingale-Olympic in 2019, being painted brightly | |
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| Location | Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Coordinates | 13°44′44″N 100°29′57″E / 13.7454714°N 100.4992175°ECoordinates: 13°44′44″N 100°29′57″E / 13.7454714°N 100.4992175°E |
| Address | 70 Tri Phet Rd, Wang Burapha Phirom |
| Opening date | August 5, 1966 (officially)[1] |
| Developer | The Nightingale-Olympic Co.,LTD. |
| Management | Aroon Niyomvanich |
| Owner | The Nightingale-Olympic Co.,LTD. |
| No. of floors | 7 |
Nightingale–Olympic or The Nightingale–Olympic Co.,LTD. (Thai: ไนติงเกล-โอลิมปิก; or Nightingale is a department store in Thailand. It is the oldest shopping mall that still operating in Bangkok and all of Thailand, located at Tri Phet Road, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok's Wang Burapha and Phahurat neighborhoods.
Nightingale opened in 1930 (two years before Siamese revolution) by Nat Niyomvanich, starting with a single shophouse near Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre. Later, on August 5, 1966, it officially opened under the present name Nightingale–Olympic.
Nightingale was considered to be a popular shopping mall in the 1960s, when the shopping centers of Wang Burapha (Buraphaphirom Palace) area were popular among teenagers of those days like Siam Square in modern times. It is the center of cosmetics, stationeries, fashion clothes, lingeries, musical instruments, beauty salons, sports goods and also Thailand's first fitness club. It uses the slogan "Hub of Sporting Goods, King of Musical Instruments, Queen of Cosmetics".[1]
Currently, Nightingale has seven floors of three shophouses operated by Aroon Niyomvanich, a younger sister of Nat who was the founder, now she is over 90 years old.[2]
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References[]
- ^ a b "ย้อนตำนานห้างเก่าในยุคใหม่ "ไนติงเกล-โอลิมปิค"" [Retracing legend the old mall in new age "Nightingale–Olympic"]. Manager Online (in Thai). 2004-08-04.
- ^ Praphanwong, Suchada (2011-08-18). ""ไนติงเกล โอลิมปิค" ห้างแรกของเมืองไทย" ["Nightingale–Olympic" Thailand first's department store]. Prachachat (in Thai).
External links[]
- Menist, Chris (2011-07-19). "Nightingale-Olympic: Bangkok nostalgia and back-breaking relics". CNN Travel.
- Department stores of Thailand
- Phra Nakhon District
- 1930 establishments in Siam
- Commercial buildings completed in 1930
- Buildings and structures in Bangkok
- Bangkok stubs