December 21, 2024 21:28 PM

New Year 2014: World's Highest Ball Drop Celebrated in Thailand

The World's Highest Ball Drop occurred this New Year's 2014. And it wasn't it Times Square in New York. Bangkok can claim the record for the World's Highest Ball Drop.

The World's Highest Ball Drop took place on the rooftop of the Tower Club at lebua hotel. The ball was perched 872 feet high and was comprised of rainbow lights. It could be seen across the city for more than a mile. This was the inaugural year of the Bangkok Ball Drop at lebua, which is to become an annual New Year's Eve tradition for Thailand.

Measuring 2.1 meters wide (7 feet) and featuring 2,950 LED lights and 50 strobe lights, the ball completed its magnificent light show in concert with the city's fireworks display on the Chao Phraya River. A 10-second countdown to midnight commenced, and the ball made its 49 feet journey to the bottom of its pole. When it came to rest, a sign reading "2014" flashed to signify the start of the New Year.

"Some of our guests didn't know there would be a ball drop tonight. We were already fully booked by the time the plans were fully realized, so we decided to make it a surprise," remarked lebua Hotels & Resorts CEO, Deepak Ohri. "I think
it has been a great success."

The Bangkok Ball was made by hand in Thailand from steel. The entire ball weighs 1.2 tons. It took 5o men and 40 days to construct the display.

Ieubua is a New Year's hotspot as the restaurants and bars have long been considered among Bangkok's most coveted locations to ring in the New Year because of their dramatic city views and lavish meals. Mezzaluna, serving exquisite European fare, is lauded as the most decadent New Year's dinner in Bangkok, while Sirocco, lebua's alfresco Mediterranean restaurant, is famous for its award-winning cuisine and for being featured in a pivotal scene of The Hangover II. Breeze, with its unique neon light bridge, has a stellar reputation for serving authentic Asian cuisine in a beautiful outdoor setting.

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