Siam Paragon

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 Sa Pathum Palace. The mall opened on 9 December 2005 at a cost of about 15 billion baht or US$450 million. It covers an area of 52 52 rai.

Incidents

On 25 November 2016, a man fell from an escalator traveling from floors M to G, landing on the B floor in front of the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World. The person died the following day due to his injuries. Investigators said it was likely an accidental fall.

On 3 October 2023, at approximately 4:10 PM, a mass shooting occurred on the first floor of the shopping mall complex. Seven people were injured, two of whom died at the hospital a few minutes later. The deceased victims were a Burmese migrant worker, and a Chinese tourist. Later that day, around 5:10 PM, the police arrested a 14-year-old teenager on the third floor of the complex. The mall was temporarily closed, and the gates, including the connector entrance from the Siam BTS station, were shut down.

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 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 Village 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 4,000 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. Notable artists have performed in this venue includes Kenny Garrett, Ronan Keating, Kool & the Gang, Shinee, Herbie Hancock, Andrea Bocelli, Super Junior D&E, André Rieu, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Rogers, Bryan Adams, Jeff Satur, GMMTV, Chanyeol, Babymonster, Ten of NCT, and Suho. Vietnamese-language musical variety shows Paris by Night 134 and 136 have also been held here.

Hotel

The Siam Kempinski Hotel and serviced apartment complex is on a 13 acre at the rear of the Siam Paragon property.

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.

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References

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