Queen Sirikit National Convention Center

The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) stands at 60 Ratchadaphisek Road in Khlong Toei, central Bangkok, on the edge of Benjakitti Park and beside the MRT Blue Line station that bears its name. It is Thailand's first purpose-built exhibition and convention centre, opened in 1991 and named after Queen Sirikit, and it remains the country's national venue for state occasions, summits and major congresses. The original 1991 building was demolished and rebuilt, reopening in 2022 with roughly five times its former space. The new centre provides 78,500 square metres of event space: eight event halls, four plenary halls, four ballrooms and fifty meeting rooms that can be subdivided or combined. The exhibition level holds Halls 1 to 4, a contiguous 22,335 square metres with clear heights of 13.5 metres — Hall 1 at 5,430 sqm, Halls 2 and 3 at 5,800 sqm each and Hall 4 at 5,305 sqm — served by foyers of 2,500 and 7,500 square metres. Features include pillar-free halls with 2,000 kg/sqm floor loading, 26 loading bays, five separate drop-off areas, freight and service lifts, simultaneous interpretation for up to six languages, and extensive AV and rigging provision. The interiors are explicitly Thai: the ground floor takes its pleated wall patterns from the jong kraben and the formal Chut Thangkan Bab Thai Phrayook style, giving the halls a decorative identity rare in exhibition architecture. Access is direct by MRT to QSNCC station, with the Airport Rail Link and Sukhumvit Line within a few stops, and Suvarnabhumi Airport about 45 minutes away by expressway.