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If you think you’re belong to the character who’re sick of strolling around shopping mall along with your girl friend or wife (assuming that you’re male), then this place could turn out to be “your heaven” since there’re lots of excuses for your own shopping, I doubt it can be named literally “pure shopping” though.Īll you have to do is just pack your sportswear, swimsuit to gain entry into Sports Monster (indoor sport center), Aqua field (Spa, Swimming pool). Among them are No brand (supermarket), NB Burger (burger franchise), E-Traders (warehouse type whole sale mart), Shinsegae Factory (clothes, shoes), etc.įor those who’re seeking for fancy restaurant and activities, Eatopia and Gourmet Street (specialized district for dine out) is fill with a diverse diners tickling your buds. Not only a famous franchise cafe like Starbucks Reserve, but lots of unique brand shop presented by Shinsegae Group itself would be enough to attract customers I bet. Their ultimate goal would be get customers to stay in their mall as long as possible by cooperating with lots of big tenants like Megabox (theater), Electro mart (electronics reseller), Toy Kingdom (Toy shop), etc.
However, this concept of the mall has a tendency to change a bit since Shinsegae Group, originally specialized in department store franchise business, firstly introduced new type of mall that hasn’t ever existed in Korea. Traditionally, here in Korea, when somebody says a going shopping meant that they’re headed for a department store or the outlet store in suburb area out of the populated city like Seoul, Busan, etc. What concept of mall slides into your mind if you think of some place for shopping? A Mall is normally regarded as super-sized premises putting together a variety of additional facilities for loved ones and family. The mall features five plazas: the Central Plaza, Live Plaza, Millennium Plaza, Asem Plaza, and Airport Plaza.Starfield, a shopping mall for your family. The COEX complex renovation was completed on 27 November 2014. The floor space is expected to increased to 173,025 square metres (206,936 square yards) from its current 152,116 square metres (181,929 square yards). It was scheduled to start at the end of 2012 and complete by November, 2014. The renovation is needed to create passenger walkways between the new Bongeunsa Station on Seoul Subway Line 9, due for completion in 2014, with Samseong Station on Line 2.
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It will spend ₩180 billion to the upgrade project. In May, 2012, KITA ( Korea International Trade Association) announced major renovation plans for the mall. Chungdahm Station Line 7 is next to COEX Mall, as is World Trade Center Seoul. This mall is connected the Samseong Station on Seoul Metro Line 2 and Bongeunsa Station on Seoul Metro Line 9. The Coex Mall is located at Seoul Gangnam-gu Yeongdong-daero 513(Samseong dong).
Construction costs amounted to ₩140 billion ( US$150 million). Construction of the mall began on May, 1997 and finished in April, 2000. COEX Mall was also designed by Gensler, under the theme "Unfolding Sky", emphasizing seamless flow and openness. COEX Mall was designed by the US interior design company RTKL. The mall was originally developed by investments from the Korea International Trade Association. Metro Seoul gimpo airport express line Bongeunsa station in the north. Millennium Square is the main exit of COEX Mall connecting with Line 2's Samseong Station. There are stages inside and outside the mall for seasonal events and public appearances by celebrities. It features a game area that is used to film computer game tournaments, which are broadcast on local television. The COEX Mall is adjacent to the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, which is part of the COEX complex, run by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).Īlong with hundreds of shops, the mall houses two food courts, MegaBox (cinema), COEX Aquarium and a large bookstore, but the Kimchi Fields Museum has moved to Insadong. The mall is located at Samseong-dong served by Samseong Station on Seoul Metro Line 2, at the intersection of Teheranno and Yeongdong Dae-ro. It has an area of about 154,000 square metres (1,660,000 sq ft), of which 144,000 square metres (1,550,000 sq ft) are on a single underground floor, making it the world's largest underground shopping mall. Starfield COEX Mall (formerly known as COEX Mall), containing COnvention centers, EXhibition halls and many malls, is an underground shopping mall in Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea. View of the COEX from the nearby Bongeunsa Temple