Seacon Square
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Location | Srinakarin Road, Prawet District, Bangkok |
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Coordinates | 13°41′39″N 100°38′53″E / 13.69417°N 100.64806°ECoordinates: 13°41′39″N 100°38′53″E / 13.69417°N 100.64806°E |
Opening date | September 4, 1994 |
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 |
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. The building is 500 metres long, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Thailand. It opens daily at 10:30am.
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.