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The East Asiatic Company Building has always been there, but you probably never noticed it as it’s never been open to the public. Tucked deep in Soi Charoenkrung 40, the pristine building was the Bangkok headquarters of Dutch multinational trading conglomerate The East Asiatic Company. It is said that its Venetian-inspired aesthetic was designed to intentionally reflect Bangkok’s former moniker as the “Venice of the East.