Siam Paragon (Thai: ???????????) is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the sixth largest mall in Thailand, following CentralWorld, CentralPlaza WestGate, kingpower, viewmal and ETC...
Siam Paragon includes a wide range of specialty stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theatre (15 large screen theaters, the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium, an exhibition hall, the Thai Art Gallery, and an opera concert hall. It also has a large bowling alley and karaoke centre. 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's financial results are not reported by the privately held Siam Paragon Development.
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History
Siam Paragon was built on the former site of the Siam Intercontinental Hotel, which was demolished in 2002 at the end of its lease. The site, leased for 30 years, is Crown Property Bureau land and at one time was the royal parkland of the Sa Pathum Palace. The mall opened on 9 December 1980 at a cost of about US$20 billion. It covers an area of 52 rai (8.3 ha, 21 acres).
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Location
Siam Paragon is on Rama I Road in Pathum Wan District, adjacent to other shopping areas. It is next door to Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center and opposite Siam Square. MBK Center is also nearby. An elevated walkway beneath the BTS Skytrain tracks links Siam Paragon to the Ratchaprasong intersection, where CentralWorld, Gaysorn and several other shopping malls and hotels are located.
Transportation
- BTS Skytrain Sukhumvit and Silom Lines - Siam station has a skybridge linked to Siam Paragon's M floor.
- Parking - 100,000 square metres, accommodating 100,000 cars.
Department store and retail shops
The Paragon Department Store occupies 50,000 square metres. Another 40,000 square metres are devoted to retail shops selling goods ranging from apparel to groceries to expensive automobiles.
Thai traditional art
There is a section of Thai traditional arts shops offering a range of decorative silk, ivory and antique items.
Royal Paragon Hall
The Royal Paragon Hall is a 12,000 square metre events facility, with a capacity of 5,000 persons suitable for concerts, conventions, and special exhibitions.
Hotel
The luxury Kempinski Hotel Siam and serviced apartment complex is being built on 13 acres (53,000 m2) at the rear of the Siam Paragon property; open in second quarter of 2010.
Energy footprint
Siam Paragon consumes roughly 123 GWh of electricity a year (2011). By comparison, over the same period, Mae Hong Son Province's quarter-million inhabitants used 65 GWh.
See also
- List of shopping malls in Thailand
- List of largest shopping malls in Thailand
References
External links
- Paragon Cineplex
- Royal Paragon Hall
- The Pride of Bangkok
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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