Hualamphong Train Station

At the southeastern edge of Chinatown, Bangkok’s main train station was built by Dutch architects and engineers between 1910 and 1916. Above the 14 platforms it was designed in a neoclassical style by Italian architect and engineer combination Mario Tamagno and Annibale Rigotti, who were working at the same time on the grand Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall at Dusit. But it also embraces other influences, such as the patterned, two-toned skylights that exemplify nascent De Stijl Dutch modernism, and through these is known as an early example of the shift towards Thai Art Deco. If you can zone out of the chaos for a moment, look for the vaulted iron roof and neoclassical portico that were a state-of-the-art engineering feat.