River City Shopping Complex is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located alongside the Chao Phraya River on the Si Phraya Pier.
Developed by the Italthai Group and The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, it opened on December 1, 1984 and it has a floor area of 47,567 m². When it was completed in 1984 the complex was awarded the Gold Medal for the “Best Commercial Complex” by the Association of Siamese Architects under the Royal Patronage of Thailand.
The complex is an art and antique centre that showcases Thai art and culture. On the third and fourth floors are over 100 art and antique shops with antiques such as Buddha images, gold ornaments, large blue and white vases, porcelains, silver boxes and betel nut sets, art deco clocks and sculptures, intricate wood carvings and other artwork also from China, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Monthly auctions held at the River City auditorium on the fourth floor every first Saturday of each month are organised by the Riverside Auction House Ltd.
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