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Seacon Square

Shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand

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Seacon Square is a large indoor shopping mall in Prawet, Bangkok. It was opened in 1994 in a ceremony presided over by Princess 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. 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 on the MRT Yellow Line since 2023.

01Facilities

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

Exterior of the complex in 2007.
Exterior of the complex in 2007.

02Bombing 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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