Baiyoke Tower II (Thai: อาคารใบหยก 2, RTGS: Akhan Baiyok Song, pronounced [ʔāː.kʰāːn bāj.jòk sɔ̌ːŋ]) is an 88-story, 309 m (1,014 ft) skyscraper hotel at 222 Ratchaprarop Road in the Ratchathewi District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the third tallest completed building in the city, after MahaNakhon and Magnolias Waterfront Residences at ICONSIAM. The building comprises the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the seventh-tallest hotel in the world.[5]
| Baiyoke Tower II | |
|---|---|
 Baiyoke Tower II | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel, TV Tower |
| Location | 222 Ratchaprarop Road, Ratchathewi Bangkok, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 13°45′15″N 100°32′26″E / 13.754167°N 100.540556°E |
| Construction started | 1990 |
| Completed | 1997 |
| Cost | ฿3.6 billion |
| Owner | Land Development Co. Ltd. |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
| Tip | 328.4 m (1,077 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 88 |
| Floor area | 179,400 m2 (1,931,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Plan Architects |
| Developer | Land Development Corporation |
| Structural engineer | Arun Chaiseri Group |
| Main contractor | Concrete Constructions |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 673 |
| Website | |
| www.baiyokehotel.com | |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
With the antenna included, the building's height is 328.4 m (1,077 ft), and features a public observatory on the 77th floor, a bar called "Roof Top Bar & Music Lounge" on the 83rd floor, a 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor (309 m) and the hotel offers 673 guest rooms.[1] Construction on the building ended in 1997, with the antenna being added two years later. The Baiyoke Sky Hotel website notes the height without the antenna as 309 m (1,014 ft), while other sources note it as 304 m (997 ft).[1][2][3]
Channels listed by frequency
editDigital television (DVB-T2)
edit| Station (MUX) | Channel | Frequency | Power Output/ERP |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUX1 | 26 | Mhz | 100 kW ERP |
| MUX2 | 36 | Mhz | 100 kW ERP |
| MUX3 | 40 | Mhz | 100 kW ERP |
| MUX4 | 44 | Mhz | 100 kW ERP |
| MUX5 | 32 (59) | Mhz | 100 kW ERP |
| MUX6 | 29 | Mhz | 100 kW ERP |
Analogue television
editIn Bangkok and its vicinity, analog TV broadcasting from the Baiyoke Tower II has been shut down on June 16, 2018 at midnight (Thai PBS), July 16, 2018 at 6:30 PM (MCOT HD), and midnight (NBT) and March 26, 2020 at midnight (Channel 3 HD)
| Station | Channel | Frequency | Power Output/ERP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel 5 HD | 5 | Mhz | 20kW/400 kW ERP |
| Channel 7 | 7 | Mhz | 20kW/377 kW ERP |
| MCOT HD | 9 | Mhz | 20kW/400 kW ERP |
| NBT | 11 | Mhz | 20 kW/468 kW ERP |
| Thai PBS | 29 | Mhz | 30kW/1000 kW ERP |
| Channel 3 HD | 32 | Mhz | 20kW/340 kW ERP |
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Gallery
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City panorama at dusk, observation platform. -
View at night, observation platform. -
Looking up at the top of the building from the 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor. -
The observation platform of the Baiyoke II tower. -
The view north from Bangkok's Baiyoke Tower II with the Victory Monument visible left of centre -
A view east from the observation platform of Bangkok's Bayoke tower showing Airport Rail link -
Bangkok skyline from Baiyoke Tower II -
View of the tower and its surroundings -
The Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok
See also
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Sources
edit- Engineering News Record Magazine (June '96) International Construction Magazine (Nov '94)
- Civil Engineering International (May '96)
- Engineers Australia Magazine (Oct '96)
- VSL News (1994)
- Bangkok Post Archive
References
edit- ^ a b c "Baiyoke Tower II". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ a b "Emporis building ID 107136". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Baiyoke Tower II". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Baiyoke Tower II at Structurae
- ^ "100 Tallest Hotels". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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