The Siam InterContinental Hotel was a luxury hotel in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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. It stood on
Rama I Road
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, in the neighbourhood now known as
Siam
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in
Pathum Wan District
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, on land leased from
Sa Pathum Palace
Sa Pathum Palace (, ) is a royal residence in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It has been a residence of the Thai Royal Family, especially the House of Mahidol, since the 19th century, and is the official residence of Princess Sirindhorn.
...
. It opened as part of
Pan Am
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's
InterContinental
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts by IHG is a British-American luxury hotel brand created in 1946 by Pan Am founder Juan Trippe. It has been part of UK-based InterContinental Hotels Group since 1998. As of January 2023, there were 208 InterC ...
hotel chain in 1966, operated by the
Bangkok Intercontinental Hotels Company. It stood until 2002 when it was demolished to make way for the
Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon () is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with Iconsiam, CentralWorld and Central WestGate. It is located right in front of Siam BTS station, an interchange station on both Sukhumvi ...
shopping mall. The Siam InterContinental was Bangkok's first luxury international-brand hotel, and was also particularly known for the striking design of its main building, by American architect
Joseph P. Salerno.
See also
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Erawan Hotel
The Erawan Hotel () was a luxury hotel in the Thailand, Thai capital Bangkok. It was one of the first modern hotels built to accommodate the expansion of international air travel, and was operated by the government-owned company The Syndicate of ...
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Dusit Thani Bangkok
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InterContinental hotels
Defunct hotels in Bangkok
Demolished buildings and structures in Bangkok
Pathum Wan district
Hotel buildings completed in 1966
Buildings and structures demolished in 2002
Demolished hotels
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