Chatuchak Weekend Market, Weekend marketplace in Chatuchak district, Thailand
Chatuchak Weekend Market is a weekend marketplace in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok, Thailand, covering roughly 35 acres (14 hectares). The stalls spread across numbered sections, each grouping certain types of goods like clothing, plants, furniture or food.
The marketplace opened in 1942 and relocated several times before arriving at its current site near Chatuchak Park in 1983. The move formed part of a government initiative to reorganize trade areas in Bangkok.
The name Chatuchak comes from the surrounding district, where vendors have filled weekends with crowded aisles and quick sales calls for decades. Visitors today see sellers arranging goods in narrow corridors while shoppers thread through stacks of textiles, ceramics and spices.
The market opens on weekends between 6 AM and 6 PM, and most visitors reach it through Mo Chit BTS Station or Chatuchak Park MRT Station. Early morning hours are less crowded, making it easier to walk through the narrow lanes.
A clock tower in the center of the grounds was built in 1987 for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th birthday and serves visitors as a landmark. Many use the tower to find their way between sections.
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