DOSSIER - Bangkok: resolutely high-tech

A sprawling city, Bangkok is asserting itself in height and width, prestige and power. New architectural icons are changing the skyline, while underground metro lines are being built. The Sukhumvit district, the last bobo landmark, is blossoming with trendy boutiques, coworking spaces and an emblematic mall, the EMQuartier. The hotel industry, meanwhile, continues to move upmarket, while the number of terrace bars at the top of establishments continues to multiply. Bangkok is pulsating, but exhausting. So it's off to Ayutthaya, Thailand's ancient capital, for a plunge into greenery and the past. Report by Cécile Balavoine - Photos by Ludovic Maisant