Siam Paragon
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 Siam Paragon on December 31, 2005. It was one of the official countdown sites for the New Year's Eve celebrations. |
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| Location | Rama I Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Opening date | December 9, 2005 |
| Developer | The Mall Group and Siam Piwat |
| Management | The Mall Group |
| Owner | The Mall Group and Siam Piwat |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
| Total retail floor area | 90,000m2 |
| No. of floors | 8 |
| Website | www.siamparagon.co.th |
Siam Paragon is an upscale shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. Opened on December 9, 2005, it includes a wide range of stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater (consisted of 15 large size thearters with one of the them having the biggest screen and seating capacity in Asia) and the Siam Ocean World aquarium (the largest aquarium in South East Asia) and an exhibition hall and also an opera concert hall. It also has a large bowling alley and karaoke center. It is a joint venture by Siam Piwat, the company that owns the adjacent Siam Center/Siam Discovery shopping malls, and The Mall Group, which also owns The Emporium. Siam Paragon has attracted large crowds since it opened, but financial results aren't reported by the privately held Siam Paragon Development. [1]
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[edit] History
Siam Paragon was built on the former location of the Siam Intercontinental hotel, which was torn down in 2002 at the end of its lease. The site, leased for 30 years, is Bureau of the Crown Property land and at one time was the royal parkland of the Srapatum Palace. During the mall's construction, waiting passengers on the Bangkok Skytrain's Siam station platform could watch the building take shape. Now the Siam station platform has one of the best views of the mall's raised courtyard, where many expositions and events are held. Often people will purchase a one-station trip ticket (with which they can leave the same station from where they purchased the ticket) simply to watch performances or other happenings on the courtyard.
When the mall opened on December 9, 2005, workers were still putting on finishing touches. During the first few months of its opening, there were signs of a hurried finish throughout the building, with unpainted ceilings and cracked floor tiles.
It was built at a cost of about 15 billion baht and covers an area of 52 rai (8.3 ha, 21 acres).
[edit] Location
Siam Paragon is on Rama I Road in Pathum Wan district, and is adjacent to other shopping areas. It is next door to Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center and opposite Siam Square. MBK Center is nearby. An elevated walkway beneath the Bangkok Skytrain tracks links Siam Paragon to the Ratchaprasong intersection, where Central World Plaza, Gaysorn and several other shopping malls and hotels are located.
[edit] Transportation
- Bangkok Skytrain – Siam station has a bridge linked to Siam Paragon's M floor.
- Parking – 100,000 squares meters with spaces to accommodate 4,000 cars.
[edit] Facilities
Siam Paragon is situated on 13 acres (32 rai) and has a total gross area of 300,000 square meters. [2]
[edit] Department store and retail shops
The Paragon Department Store comprises 50,000 square meters. Another 40,000 square meters are devoted to retail shops selling luxury brand apparel, jewellery, electronics, musical instruments, audio equipment, sporting goods and automobiles, as well as a Kinokuniya book store.
[edit] Gourmet Market and food halls
The Gourmet Market is an 8,000 square meter grocery store on the lower level of the shopping center. It is adjacent to a food court area that has a wide range of restaurants and food stalls.
[edit] Royal Paragon Hall
The Royal Paragon Hall is an 12,000-square-meter events facility, with a capacity for around 5,000 people and is suitable for concerts, conventions and special exhibitions. for more information please visit: www.royalparagonhall.com [1]
[edit] Paragon Cineplex
Operated by Major Cineplex, the 25,000-square-meter Paragon Cineplex comprises a 14-screen multiplex movie theater as well as an IMAX theater and the Siam Pavali, a 1,200-seat theater suitable for theatrical and musical performances.
[edit] Leisure activities
A California Wow! fitness center is on the fourth level, while the 30-lane Blu-O Rhythm and Bowl and karaoke facility is on the sixth, adjacent to the Paragon Cineplex.
[edit] Hotel
The five-star Kempinski Hotel Siam and serviced apartment complex is being built on 13 acres at the rear of the Siam Paragon property; open in 2008. [3]
[edit] Siam Ocean World
Inside Siam Paragon is Siam Ocean World, the biggest aquarium in Southeast Asia. The entrance fee to the aquarium for children is 280 baht and 450 baht for adults.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Nguyen, Lan Anh (July 21, 2006). "Unfinished Central World to hold grand opening", ThaiDay (print edition).
- ^ Siam Paragon - The Pride of Bangkok, the shopping center's original website, mirrored at Tripod.com.
- ^ Kempinski Hotels - Development
[edit] External links
- Official site
- The Pride of Bangkok – History of the Siam Paragon and its location at 2bangkok.com.
