Seacon Square
Seacon Square is a large indoor shopping mall in Prawet, Bangkok. It was opened in 1994 in a ceremony presided over by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The shopping center has a gross leasable area of 180,000 m (1,900,000 sq ft), a total area of 500,000 m (5,400,000 sq ft) and houses more than 300 stores. The building is 500 metres long, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Thailand. It opens daily at 10:00am.
It was served by Suan Luang Rama IX MRT station since 2023.
Facilities
Shopping
- Stores in Central Group
- Tops
- B2S
- Officemate
- Power Buy
- Supersports
- Go! WOW
- Lotus's Prawet (Lotus's The first branch of Thailand) (Old Tesco Lotus)
- Food Court by Lotus's
- Don Don Donki
- Sports World
Restaurants
- There are many food courts and variety of restaurants throughout the shopping center.
Education
- Tutor Square
Leisure activities
- Yoyoland – Children's amusement park on top floor includes a roller coaster and log flume.
- Seacon Cineplex – 12-screen movie theater with "Gold Class" cinema. (Old Grand EGV Seacon Square)
- Fitness First
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 Basement 2 parking lot where it exploded without causing injuries.
See also
References
- ^ "About us". Official site. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Asia Web, Seacon Square
- ^ "3 มิ.ย.นี้ เปิดทดลองรถไฟฟ้า "สีเหลือง" 13 สถานี "สำโรง-หัวหมาก"".