Sathon Mansion
Sathon Mansion | |
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บ้านสาทร | |
![]() Sathon Mansion in 2018 | |
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Alternative names | The House on Sathorn |
General information | |
Status | Active |
Type | House |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Address | 106 North Sathon Rd., Silom Subdistrict, Bang Rak District |
Town or city | Bangkok |
Country | Thailand |
Coordinates | 13°43′20″N 100°31′44″E / 13.72222°N 100.52889°E |
Current tenants | W Hotel Bangkok |
Completed | 1888 |
Renovated | 2006–14 |
Known for | Former site of the Russian embassy |
The Sathon Mansion (Thai: บ้านสาทร) or Luang Chitchamnongwanit Mansion is a complex of historic buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built in 1888, during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), for Luang Chitchamnongwanit, son-in-law of (Yom Pisolyabutra), the wealthy Chinese businessman and government official who owned and developed the land around Khlong Sathon. In 1910, Luang Chitchamnongwanit went bankrupt, and ownership of the mansion fell to the Privy Purse (later to become the Crown Property Bureau) in 1916.[citation needed][1] King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) bestowed the mansion to , and later, in the 1920s, it became the site of the Hotel Royal. In 1948, the property was leased to the USSR, and it served as the site of the Soviet—and later Russian—embassy until the year 1999.[2]
The mansion underwent extensive renovations in the 2000s, as part of the development of the office tower and the W Bangkok hotel, which now flank the mansion on each side.[3] It reopened in July 2015 as a restaurant and entertainment venue for the W Bangkok, known as "The House on Sathorn".[2] The mansion also served as a main location for the 2016 film A Gift.
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- ^ "Special Trip of the Siam Society". Siamese Heritage Trust website. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ready to make history again". The Nation. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Tan, Itthi C (1 November 2004). "Sathorn Square: Historic site boosts value of project". The Nation.
- Buildings and structures in Bangkok
- Registered ancient monuments in Bangkok
- Russian ambassadorial residences
- Soviet Union–Thailand relations
- Bang Rak District