Originally Posted by
seanthepilot
The Intercontinental Hotel, that used to occupy the area that is now Siam Paragon, was more to my liking.
The land is owned by the Royal Family. When the Intercontinental's lease expired a new lease was negotiated allowing
Siam Paragon to be built. It is a joint venture between the group which owns Siam/Discovery and another group which owns the Emporium.
The movie theatre complex at Siam Paragon is impressive. Theatre #4 (Siam Pavalai) is one of the best venues I have ever seen.
On weekends all of these malls are crowded beyond belief.
I am not familiar with any bankrupt (soon to be or otherwise) shopping malls here so am curious to hear more details on that subject.
I agree Central World (ZEN, PKA World Trade) is really fantastic now that the renovations are complete. The 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival is underway presently at this facility. (It was held at Paragon last year.)