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 m2 (1,900,000 sq ft), a total area of 500,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft) and houses more than 300 stores.[1] The building is 500 metres long, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Thailand.[2] It opens daily at 10:00am.

Seacon Square
Seacon Square
LocationPrawet, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°41′39″N 100°38′53″E
AddressSrinagarindra Road
Opening dateSeptember 4, 1994 (1994-09-04)
DeveloperSeacon Development
OwnerSeacon Development
No. of stores and services400+
No. of anchor tenants15
Total retail floor area500,000 square metres (5,400,000 sq ft)
No. of floors7
Websitewww.seaconsquare.com
Exterior of the complex in 2007.

It was served by Suan Luang Rama IX MRT station since 2023.[3]

Facilities

Shopping

  • Robinson Department Store
    • 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

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.

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References

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