Seacon Square

Seacon Square

Seacon Square
Location Srinakarin Road, Prawet District, Bangkok
Coordinates 13°41′39″N 100°38′53″E / 13.69417°N 100.64806°E / 13.69417; 100.64806Coordinates: 13°41′39″N 100°38′53″E / 13.69417°N 100.64806°E / 13.69417; 100.64806
Opening date September 4, 1994 (1994-09-04)
Developer Seacon Development
Owner Seacon Development
No. of stores and services 400+
No. of anchor tenants 15
Total retail floor area 500,000 square metres (5,400,000 sq ft)
No. of floors 7
Website www.seaconsquare.com
Exterior of the complex
Inside the complex

Seacon Square is a large indoor shopping mall in Prawet District, Bangkok. It was opened in 1994 in a ceremony presided over by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The shopping center has a gross leasable area of 180,000 m2 (1,900,000 sq ft), a total area of 500,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft) and houses more than 400 stores.[1] The building is 500 metres long, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Thailand.[2]

Facilities

Anchors

Stores

Restaurants

Education

Leisure activities

Parking facilities

Nearby attractions

Bombing attempt

Seacon Square was a target in the 2006 Bangkok bombings on December 31, 2006. A bomb was found in a trash can near a gold shop on the mall's ground floor. The bomb was removed to the parking lot where it exploded without causing injuries.

See also

References

  1. "About us". Official site. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. Asia Web, Seacon Square

External links

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