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Thai motifs are found throughout the hotel.  Common motifs include: the flame, the lotus, the fight between the serpent Naga and the Monkey God, the royal hunt for the mythical jeweled leopard, Thai silk, gold leaf, mirror mosaic, brass, carved wood,…

Exterior ground-level view of the Siam InterContinental Bangkok and its reflective lily pond which surrounds the front of the building. The main building and roof were controversial, reminding Prince Kukrit Pramoj of a crematorium. The hotel was in…

Exterior ground-level view of the Siam InterContinental Bangkok and its lily pond. The main building and roof were controversial, reminding Prince Kukrit Pramoj of a crematorium. The hotel was in operation from 1966-2002.

Architecture by Joseph…

The hotel was built by architect Joseph Salerno. A pyramidal-shaped building flanked by two wings, the Siam Inter-Continental was informed by the exoticism of Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex. Salerno did not want to “copy local designs since he…

In the Carnival Bar and Lounge, Prince came up with the motif of the merry-go-round because it reminded him of the way that Geneva “picked up different cultures, different people…”

Architecture by by Georges Addor and Domenica…

For Les Continents Restaurant, where diners could feast on their choice of Tahitian boula boula, Chilean crevettes à la diable, and a wealth of other creations both exotic and familiar, Prince created room dividers with murals featuring each of the…

The merry-go-round motif found in the hotel's Carnival Bar and Lounge continues in the Café Le Voltaire where the combination of burgundies, roses, and soft whites in the canopy’s draping, the chairs’ upholstery, the tablecloths, and curtains…

Les Palmiers Lounge: a space for nightcaps decorated with brown wood wall panels and strip carpet, with lamps designed by Neal Prince.

Architecture by by Georges Addor and Domenica Julliard.

Interiors designed by Neal Prince.

The façade had a classical feel that was enlivened by the checkerboard pattern formed by the opened or closed position of the windows’ curtains. Ariana Park and the Palace of Nations, the former headquarters of the League of Nations that became the…

Architecture by by Georges Addor and Domenica Julliard.

Interiors designed by Neal Prince.