- Jewelry Trade Center
Jewelry Trade Center
Location 919/1 Silom Road,Bang Rak ,Bangkok 10500,Thailand Constructed 1996 Height 220.7 m [Skyscraperpage.com, [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=208 Jewelry Trade Center] ] Stories 58 Architect Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Cost - The Jewelry Trade Center is a 59-story mixed-use
skyscraper located in theSilom Road gemstone district ofBangkok ,Thailand . Designed byHellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum , the building was completed in 1996.The Center is the largest center for selling, sourcing and distributing jewelry in Bangkok and one of the largest such centers in Asia. It contains a fully equipped gem testing labouratory operated by the
Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS). The Silom Galleria located in the building's lower plaza is a large retail space for arts, antiques, and jewelry. The building also contains banks, restaurants, a health club, a beauty salon, a post office, a customs office, and residential condominiums. [ [http://www.geocities.com/topsyturvy_6051/jtc.html The 20 Tallest Buildings in Bangkok] ]The Center is built on a plot of land of 9.5
rai , or approximately 4.5 acres. Partners in the project included Henry Ho (of Bijoux Holdings), Samrit Chirathivat (late CEO of the Central Group, later replaced by Vanchai Chirathivat), Vichai Maleenont (of Bangkok Entertainment, operator of TV Channel 3), and Chatri Sophonpanich (CEO ofBangkok Bank ). [Scott Murray, [http://www.scottmurray.com/henryho.htm From an Eighteen sq.m. Office to a 1.8 Million sq.m. Business Complex] ]ee also
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List of tallest buildings in Thailand
*Thai gem scam References
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