World City Photo EssayMackenzie Tommins

Green Space

Bangkok: Parks are prevalent and trees are everywhere in the city

D.C: Ranked top 5 in US for amount of green space

Monuments

Bangkok: Democracy Monument

D.C: Washington monument; one of many

Historical Buildings

Bangkok: The Grand Palace was started by King Rama I (1782 – 1809), then became the administrative capital of Thailand

D.C: Capitol completed in 1800.

Affordable Housing

Bangkok: Apartments

D.C: Apartments

Night Life

Bangkok: People travel from all over the world to experience nightlife here

D.C: Has a stretch of bars/clubs

Walking/biking paths

Bangkok: The majority of residents do not own cars, so walking and biking are prevalent

D.C: A large tourist city, there are always people walking on paths around the city

Public Transportation

Bangkok: Used almost exclusively

D.C: The metro and other buses are extremely common, along with the highly frequented subway.

Police (safety)

Bangkok

D.C

Culture/Art

Bangkok: Children’s Discovery Museum

D.C: About 200 museums. The Smithsonian headquarters shown

Good cuisine

Bangkok

D.C