Seacon Square

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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.

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Facilities

Anchors

• Robinson Department Store
• Tesco Lotus

Stores

• Global5 (GPS Center)
• Season IT Market
• Klongtom Seacon
• Siam Seacon
• Season Trendy Mall
• Tops Supermarket
• Thai Food Market
• Makro Office Center
• Uniqlo

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.
• Grand EGV Seacon - 14-screen movie theater with "Gold Class" cinema.
• Fitness First

Parking facilities

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

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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.

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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.

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See also

• List of shopping malls in Bangkok
• List of shopping malls in Thailand

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References

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External links

• Official website

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