Seacon Square is a large indoor shopping mall in Prawet

Prawet

Prawet is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand, located in the southeast of the town. Neighboring districts are Bang Phli , Bang Na, Phra Khanong, Suan Luang, Bang Kapi, Saphan Sung and Lat Krabang .Si Nakharin road, named after Srinagarindra, is the major road of the district...

 District, Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

. It was opened in 1994 in a ceremony presided over by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

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. The shopping center has a gross leasable area

Gross leasable area

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 of 180000 m² (215,278.2 sq yd), a total area of 500000 m² (597,995 sq yd) and houses more than 400 stores. The building is 500 metres long, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Thailand.

Stores

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

Restaurants

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

Leisure activities

• Yoyoland – Children's amusement park on top floor includes a roller coaster
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   and log flume
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• Grand EGV Seacon – 14-screen movie theater with "Gold Class" cinema.
• Fitness First

Parking facilities

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

Nearby attractions

• DusitPrincess Srinakarin – Four-star hotel run by the Dusit Thani Group
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  , attached to Dusit Thani College
  Dusit Thani College
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• Go-kart
  Go-kart
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   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.
• Seri Center
  Seri Center
  Paradise Park or formerly known as Seri Center is a shopping mall located in Prawet District, Bangkok, Thailand. The retail giants Siam Piwat and MBK made a new joint-venture for new opportunities in the suburbs of Bangkok their Paradise Park Srinakarin transformed Seri Center at a total cost of...
  
   – A nearby shopping mall.
• 250 Yard driving range with par 3.

Bombing attempt

Seacon Square was a target in the 2006 Bangkok bombings

2006 Bangkok bombings

The 2006 Bangkok bombings occurred on 31 December 2006 and 1 January 2007, during New Year's Eve festivities in Bangkok, Thailand. Four explosions went off almost simultaneously in different parts of the city at around 6:00 p.m. local time , followed by several more explosions within the next...

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.

External links

• Official website