Tearing down the Siam Intercontinental Hotel
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September 6, 2002

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September 17, 2002
The famous peaked roof of the Siam Intercontinental Hotel being dismantled. We have received a big response to this photo. Among the comments: "obscene," "appalling," and "how can they be doing this when Thailand still does not have an art museum?"

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September 26, 2002

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September 26, 2002 - Demolished!
The roofing tiles have been pulled up and stacked on the famous roof of the Siam Intercontinental. Thai Obayashi Corporation Ltd. is doing the demolition. Check out their major projects page.

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October 25, 2002

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Construction progress - December 10, 2003

Some readers have have asked what's going on at the Paragon construction site--so here it is. On the right side in the distance is the construction of the Pratunam Center. See also Bangkok's Crucible of Construction


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Above and below: February 26, 2004


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 Latest Paragon construction site photo - May 21, 2004


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Latest Paragon construction site photo - October 11, 2004


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'The Glorious Phenomenon' - 8:25am, December 9, 2005
An orchestra and the press assembles for the opening of the Paragon Friday morning. A thread on the Paragon is here.