Seacon Square

Seacon Square
Seacon Square
Location Srinagarindra Road, Prawet, Bangkok, Thailand
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

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] It opens daily at 10:30am.

Facilities

Restaurants

  • There are many food courts and variety of restaurants throughout the shopping center.

Education

  • Tutor Square

Leisure activities

Parking facilities

  • The mall has a five-story parking garage in addition to an underground parking lot.

Nearby attractions

  • DusitPrincess Srinagarindra – Four-star hotel run by the Dusit Thani Group, attached to Dusit Thani College
  • Go-kart track – Host of most of the national championship kart races as well as several motorcycle races. Nearby are a handful of motorcycle tuning shops and radio remote control car shops and tracks. The track is now closed and re-developed into a car parking space.
  • Paradise Park – A nearby shopping mall within walking distance.
  • 250 Yard driving range with par 3.
  • The large Rod Fai night market is behind it (road to the right. Follow the crowds). Open Thursday to Sunday, 5pm to midnight. The market has a large antiques, old cars, etc. section as well as many food stalls, etc.

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
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