Suvarnabhumi 5 Road, Bangkok, Thailand
Covering an area of 3,240 hectares, Suvarnabhumi (lit. Realm of Gold) is one of the biggest airports in Southeast Asia. It's sitting on what had been formerly known as Nong Nguhao (lit. Cobra Swamp), which was subsequently drained. In addition, it has got the world's tallest free-standing control tower at 132.2 m.
I've been at the airport quite a few times thus far. The pictures shown in this post were taken at different times.
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| The late King Bhumibol Adulyadej~ |
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| It's not uncommon to see monks at the airport. |
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| In Buddhist mythology, the Yaksha were guardian spirits protecting the good and warding off evil spirits. |
We all know that Buddhism is prevalent in Thailand, but did you know that the picture-worthy depiction of Samudra Manthan (lit. Churning of the Ocean) that can be found past the immigration area is actually an episode in Hindu mythology?
A fun fact to share is that the airport made it to Instagram's top ten most photographed locations in 2012.
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| Rows of shops at the world's fourth largest single-building airport terminal~ |
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| I should've brought that Pikachu neck pillow... :P |
At the point of writing, there are 120 parking bays: 51 contact gates and 69 remote gates.
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| Has anyone been to Kenya before? |
Around two years after the official opening of the airport in September 2006, the airport was illegally occupied by the People's Alliance for Democracy, originally a coalition of protesters against Thaksin Shinawatra, for a week. The seizure left almost 3,000 passengers stranded in the main terminal and another 350,000 stranded in the country.
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