Siam Paragon

Siam Paragon is a large shopping mall at 991 Rama I Road in the Siam area of Pathum Wan, central Bangkok, Thailand, opened in 2005. Its ten floors hold luxury fashion, a department store, a big food hall, a 16-screen cinema and the SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World aquarium. Entry is free, and it suits shoppers, families and visitors escaping the heat.

A Crown Property Bureau site above BTS Siam

The mall stands directly in front of BTS Siam station, where the city's two Skytrain lines meet, on land belonging to the Crown Property Bureau. Siam Piwat and The Mall Group developed it as a joint venture, at a cost of about 15 billion baht, and it opened on 9 December 2005. The site covers 52 rai, about 8.3 hectares, and the Siam Kempinski Hotel sits behind the mall on the same land.

Ten floors and a 50,000 square metre department store

Siam Paragon holds about 400,000 square metres of space on ten floors, including the basement, with parking for around 4,000 cars. The Paragon Department Store takes 50,000 square metres of the middle levels. The lower floors hold international luxury fashion and jewellery houses, and car showrooms selling expensive brands fill part of another 40,000 square metres of shops, along with electronics and home goods.

The ground and basement levels hold a large food hall and supermarket with counters serving Thai and international dishes. The Gourmet Garden on the ground floor was added in 2017. The food hall is busiest at lunch and on weekend afternoons.

16 cinema screens, bowling and Royal Paragon Hall

The cinema on the upper floors has 16 screens, and a bowling alley and karaoke rooms sit nearby. Royal Paragon Hall, a 12,000-square-metre venue for up to 5,000 people, hosts concerts, conventions and exhibitions; Kylie Minogue, Andrea Bocelli and Bryan Adams have performed there. The mall also has a smaller concert hall and the Thai Art Gallery.

SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World occupies the two basement levels and charges its own admission; booking online in advance saves time at the counter. The cinema also charges separately.