Siam Center

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Siam Center

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caption = Siam Center at night
location = Rama I Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
opening_date = 1973 (Siam Center), 1994 (Siam Carpark), 1997 (Siam Discovery Center and Tower)
developer = Siam Piwat
manager = Siam Piwat
owner = Siam Piwat
number_of_stores = 400 (Siam Center and Discovery Center combined)
number_of_anchors =
floor_area =
parking = 2,000
floors = 4 (Siam Center), 11 (Siam Carpark), 36 (Siam Discovery Center and Tower)
website = [http://www.siampiwat.com www.siampiwat.com]

Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center are twin shopping malls in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok. Located at the Bangkok Skytrain's Siam Station, the malls are part of a large shopping district being opposite Siam Square, next to Siam Paragon and adjacent to MBK Center. Both are owned by Siam Piwat Co. Ltd., which is a part owner of Siam Paragon with The Mall Group. A skybridge connects the fourth floor of Siam Center with Siam Discovery. A courtyard between the two malls is often host to concerts and special events. Additionally, a skybridge from the Skytrain's National Stadium station and MBK Center connects to Siam Discovery.

History

Siam Center was built in 1973 and was one of Bangkok's first shopping malls. It has undergone renovation several times, including after a fire in 1995. The latest renovation features a concept of "Magical Glass Box" and gives the four-story mall a new food court and a market position as a "fashion center" for teenagers.

iam Discovery Center

The six-story Siam Discovery Center was built in 1997. It is positioned to serve a slightly more mature market than Siam Center. Its latest theme is "One Floor, One Concept", which groups similar stores on one floor. Among the stores is Thailand's only Diesel designer clothing store as well as Asia's only branch of the Habitat home furnishings retailer. Loft, a popular Japanese giftshop is also located there. EGV's Grand cinema and Gold Class theater are on the sixth floor. [Hemtasilpa, Sujinta (November 23, 2004). [http://skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-153491.html "Operators gear up for holiday season"] , "Bangkok Post" (retrieved July 18, 2006, via Skyscrapercity.com).] [Rungfapaisarn, Kwanchai (November 23, 2004). [http://skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-153491.html "Makeover planned for Siam Centre"] , "The Nation" (retrieved July 18, 2006, via Skyscrapercity.com).]

ee also

* List of shopping malls in Thailand

References

External links

* [http://www.siampiwat.com Siam Center & Siam Discovery Center]