The coexistence of old and new is central to Bangkok's character, but its skyscrapers and condominium clusters are eclipsing its shabbier side. A notable example is the $1.79 billion Iconsiam, a mega-mall of entertainment, retail and panoramic riverside views where stilted houses and blackened buildings once stood. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "GENTRIFICATION SILVA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: THAILAND-GENTRIFICATION/

The term "Coexist" written in white nationalism symbols on the vehicle of a member of the white nationalist group ShieldWall Network at a home outside Atkins, Arkansas, U.S., May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

A leopard walks past an elephant in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Birds are seen on the back of a giraffe in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Visitors to Hyde Park feed birds, in London, Britain, December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Visitors to Hyde Park feed birds, in London, Britain, December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Baby monkeys play on a wall of India's Parliament premises in New Delhi, India, November 15, 2018. Picture taken November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A monkey sits on a pavement outside India's Parliament building in New Delhi, India, November 15, 2018. Picture taken November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as a zebra walks through the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, December 3, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as zebras walk through the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, December 3, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Birds sit on a buffalo at the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, December 3, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as an antelope stands at the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, December 3, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Birds sit on the back of a zebra in the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Birds sit on the back of a zebra in the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as a giraffe walks through the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as a giraffe walks through the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A cock walks by piglets at Siegfried Marth's organical breeding farm in Hagensdorf, Austria, October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

A cock walks by cat at Siegfried Marth's organical breeding farm in Hagensdorf, Austria, October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Reuters photographer Zohra Bensemra: "On the plain of Arafat, I stood among hundreds of thousands of people who were all trying to reach the top of Mount Mercy, whilst covering my first haj after 20 years as a photographer for Reuters. Instead of praying in the traditional way, people were doing it in the "21st-century" way - using their mobile phones to read out prayers and take pictures at the mountain. There was one woman sporting a bright turquoise ring that caught my eye. Decades of haj tradition dictate the norm is to not wear jewellery. My first time walking around the holy city of Mecca, I was amazed by the mixture of people. There were Africans, Asians, Europeans, Americans, and Arabs, all coexisting in this tiny place. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "HAJ BENSEMRA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: SAUDI-HAJ/WOMENÊ

Reuters photographer Zohra Bensemra: "On the plain of Arafat, I stood among hundreds of thousands of people who were all trying to reach the top of Mount Mercy, whilst covering my first haj after 20 years as a photographer for Reuters. Instead of praying in the traditional way, people were doing it in the "21st-century" way Ñ using their mobile phones to read out prayers and take pictures at the mountain. There was one woman sporting a bright turquoise ring that caught my eye. Decades of haj tradition dictate the norm is to not wear jewellery. My first time walking around the holy city of Mecca, I was amazed by the mixture of people. There were Africans, Asians, Europeans, Americans, and Arabs, all coexisting in this tiny place. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "HAJ BENSEMRA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: SAUDI-HAJ/WOMEN

Minarets of a mosque and the cross above a church is seen during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the El-Marg district of Cairo, Egypt June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Minarets of a mosque and the cross above a church is seen during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the El-Marg district of Cairo, Egypt June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

John Malko, a Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) plays with dogs in the visitor's centre of the Divjake-Karavasta National Park in Divjaka, Albania May 21, 2018. Picture taken May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Florion Goga

A black kite flies past a cat to catch a piece of meat, left by people who believe feeding birds and other animals brings good luck, along a road in Karachi, Pakistan May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A black kite flies past a cat to catch a piece of meat, left by people who believe feeding birds and other animals brings good luck, along a road in Karachi, Pakistan May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

A seagull and a man look at each other on a warm spring day in the financial district of Canary Wharf in London, Britain May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

People feed elephants before a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Elephants are seen during a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Performers are seen before a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A Grevy's zebra, the most threatened species of zebra, grazes at the Mpala research centre in Laikipia County, Kenya, January 7, 2018. Picture taken January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Bosnia's religious leaders say politicians are standing in the way of peaceful coexistence between Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities trying to forgive and forget after the atrocities of a devastating 1990s war. Hundreds of churches, mosques and synagogues bear witness to more than five centuries of Bosnia's multi-faith past, and the capital Sarajevo is known locally as a "small Jerusalem" with its main ethnic groups - Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks - all worshipping within metres of each other. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic SEARCH "RUVIC RELIGION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: BOSNIA-RELIGION/

An urban fox crosses the road near Borough Market after an attack left 7 people dead and dozens injured in London, Britain, June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

An urban fox crosses the road near Borough Market after an attack left 7 people dead and dozens injured in London, Britain, June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Baboons sit by a road near Naivasha, Kenya February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Goran. Tomasevic

A snake charmer holds a cobra, which was caught in a house in a near-by village, in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India November 9, 2016. Picture taken November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SNAKE CHARMERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A cobra is seen in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India November 9, 2016. Picture taken November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SNAKE CHARMERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Snakes are seen inside a pot in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India November 11, 2016. Picture taken November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SNAKE CHARMERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A daughter of a snake charmer holds snakes as she eats her breakfast in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India November 11, 2016. Picture taken November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SNAKE CHARMERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A baby rests in a hammock as a cobra is seen below him in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India November 11, 2016. Picture taken November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SNAKE CHARMERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A snake charmer cleans the eyes of his snake in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India November 11, 2016. Picture taken November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SNAKE CHARMERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A snake charmer carries snake pots and his belongings as he returns home after a month-long trip in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, January 16, 2017. Picture taken January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SNAKE CHARMERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A saddle-billed stork stands in the grassland at the Nairobi National Park near Nairobi, Kenya January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

A group of monkeys eat flowers and food offered by Buddhist devotees during a New Year religious ceremony at Ruwanwelisaya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A tiger yawns next to a piglet at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, in Chonburi province, Thailand, June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A couple faces each another during "Bridge of Coexistence", the inauguration ceremony of the European Capital of Culture 2016, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, January 23, 2016. San Sebastian and Wroclaw in Poland are jointly hosting the European Union-promoted initiative, aimed at highlighting the diversity of cultures in Europe. REUTERS/Vincent West

A couple forms a heart shape with their hands during "Bridge of Coexistence", the inauguration ceremony of the European Capital of Culture 2016, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, January 23, 2016. San Sebastian and Wroclaw in Poland are jointly hosting the European Union-promoted initiative, aimed at highlighting the diversity of cultures in Europe. REUTERS/Vincent West

A girl forms a heart shape with her hands during "Bridge of Coexistence", the inauguration ceremony of the European Capital of Culture 2016, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, January 23, 2016. San Sebastian and Wroclaw in Poland are jointly hosting the European Union-promoted initiative, aimed at highlighting the diversity of cultures in Europe. REUTERS/Vincent West

People from San Sebastian make signs with their hands during "Bridge of Coexistence", part of the inauguration ceremony of the European Capital of Culture 2016, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, January 23, 2016. San Sebastian and Wroclaw in Poland are jointly hosting the European Union-promoted initiative, aimed at highlighting the diversity of cultures in Europe. REUTERS/Vincent West

A couple forms the word "Love" with their hands during "Bridge of Coexistence", part of the inauguration ceremony of the European Capital of Culture 2016, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, January 23, 2016. San Sebastian and Wroclaw in Poland are jointly hosting the European Union-promoted initiative, aimed at highlighting the diversity of cultures in Europe. REUTERS/Vincent West

African lion Sanshai looks from inside a cage in Pachuca August 25, 2015. Eleven felines and one coyote will be transferred from the Bioparque Coexistence Pachuca to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Denver, United States, after authorities from Mexico's Federal Attorney General's Office of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) confiscated the animals from private owners and circuses that subject them to abusive living conditions, according to local media. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

African lion Sanshai is relocated to a new cage for workers of Mexico's Federal Attorney General's Office of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA), in Pachuca August 25, 2015. Eleven felines and one coyote will be transferred from the Bioparque Coexistence Pachuca to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Denver, United States, after authorities from PROFEPA confiscated the animals from private owners and circuses that subject them to abusive living conditions, according to local media. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

African lion Sanshai looks from inside a cage in Pachuca August 25, 2015. Eleven felines and one coyote will be transferred from the Bioparque Coexistence Pachuca to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Denver, United States, after authorities from Mexico's Federal Attorney General's Office of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) confiscated the animals from private owners and circuses that subject them to abusive living conditions, according to local media. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

African lion Sanshai is relocated to a new cage for the veterinarians and authorities of Mexico's Federal Attorney General's Office of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA), in Pachuca August 25, 2015. Eleven felines and one coyote will be transferred from the Bioparque Coexistence Pachuca to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Denver, United States, after authorities from PROFEPA confiscated the animals from private owners and circuses that subject them to abusive living conditions, according to local media. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A ranch hand looks over the fence line at the D Ranch in Point Reyes National Seashore, California April 1, 2015. A herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the center of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state's drought. Ranchers and farmers who live and work within Point Reyes National Seashore want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass. Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elks died while living in a fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. Picture taken April 1. To match Feature USA-ELK/CALIFORNIA REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A herd of tule elk stand in a group at a fence line in Point Reyes National Seashore, California April 1, 2015. A herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the center of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state's drought. Ranchers and farmers who live and work within Point Reyes National Seashore want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass. Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elks died while living in a fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. Picture taken April 1. To match Feature USA-ELK/CALIFORNIA REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Signs are posted along a highway near Point Reyes National Seashore, California April 1, 2015. A herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the center of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state's drought. Ranchers and farmers who live and work within Point Reyes National Seashore want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass. Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elks died while living in a fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. Picture taken April 1. To match Feature USA-ELK/CALIFORNIA REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A cattle drinking pond is seen on a ranch in Point Reyes National Seashore, California April 1, 2015. A herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the center of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state's drought. Ranchers and farmers who live and work within Point Reyes National Seashore want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass. Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elks died while living in a fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. Picture taken April 1. To match Feature USA-ELK/CALIFORNIA REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A herd of tule elk leap over a fence in Point Reyes National Seashore, California April 1, 2015. A herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the center of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state's drought. Ranchers and farmers who live and work within Point Reyes National Seashore want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass. Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elks died while living in a fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. Picture taken April 1. To match Feature USA-ELK/CALIFORNIA REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A sign is seen in Point Reyes National Seashore, California April 1, 2015. A herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the center of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state's drought. Ranchers and farmers who live and work within Point Reyes National Seashore want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass. Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elks died while living in a fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. Picture taken April 1. To match Feature USA-ELK/CALIFORNIA REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Cattle-grazing land near a drinking pond is seen at the D Ranch in Point Reyes National Seashore, California April 1, 2015. A herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the center of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state's drought. Ranchers and farmers who live and work within Point Reyes National Seashore want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass. Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elks died while living in a fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. Picture taken April 1. To match Feature USA-ELK/CALIFORNIA REUTERS/Robert Galbraith