Clockwise from top: Si Lom–Sathon business district, the Giant Swing, Victory Monument, Rama VIII Bridge, Wat Arun, and the Grand Palace

The city's ceremonial name (partially visible) is displayed in front of the Bangkok City Hall. On the building is the BMA seal bearing an image of Indra riding Erawan.

The Bangkok city proper is highlighted in this satellite image of the lower Chao Phraya delta. Notice the built-up urban area along the Chao Phraya River, which extends northward and southward into Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan Provinces.

Bangkok's major canals are shown in this map detailing the original course of the river and its shortcut canals.

The Royal Plaza in Dusit District was inspired by King Chulalongkorn's visits to Europe.

The Sukhumvit area appears as a sea of high-rise buildings in this photograph taken from Baiyoke Tower II, the second tallest building in Bangkok.

Night-time panorama photograph showing an expansive cityscape with several skyscrapers in the foreground, a park in the centre, and a large group of buildings across the park

Lumphini Park appears as an oasis of greenery among the skyscrapers of Ratchadamri and Sukhumvit.

Yaowarat Road is the centre of Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese immigrants and their descendants form the largest ethnic group in the city.

The BTS Skytrain passes through the business district of Sathon. The Robot Building (centre-right) was completed in 1986 and is a symbol of Bangkok's rapid growth in the mid-1980s.

Outside view of MBK Center

Wat Phra Kaeo in the Grand Palace is among Bangkok's major tourist attractions.

Khao San Road is lined by budget accommodation, shops and bars catering to tourists.

Ratchadamnoen Avenue is annually decorated with lights and displays in celebration of the king's birthday.

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, the city's major public contemporary art venue, was opened in 2008 after many delays.

Games of sepak takraw can be spotted throughout Bangkok's parks and streets.

Streetlamps and headlights illuminate the Makkasan Interchange of the expressway. The system sees a traffic of over 1.5 million vehicles per day.[103]

Traffic jams, seen here on Ratchadamri Road, are common in Bangkok.

A large number of buses, minibuses and taxis share the streets with private vehicles at Victory Monument, a major public transport hub.

A BTS train passes over the busy Sala Daeng Intersection. The MRT also crosses below the street at this location.

The Khlong Saen Saep water bus serves over 50,000 passengers daily.

The campus of Chulalongkorn University was surrounded by rural fields when it was established in 1917. Pathum Wan District has since become part of the Bangkok city centre.

Siriraj Hospital, established in 1888, is the oldest hospital in Thailand.

Protesters in front of the United Nations Building during the 2009 Bangkok Climate Change Conference—Bangkok is home to several UN offices.