Hangul 코엑스몰 McCune–Reischauer K'oekseu Mol Phone +82 2-6002-5300 | Revised Romanization Koekseu Mol Opened 1979 Architect Larry Oltmanns | |
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Address 513 Yeongdong-daero, Samseong 1(il)-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea Hours Open today · 10:30AM–10PMMonday10:30AM–10PMTuesday10:30AM–10PMWednesday10:30AM–10PMThursday10:30AM–10PMFriday10:30AM–10PMSaturday10:30AM–10PMSunday10:30AM–10PM Owner Korea International Trade Association Similar COEX Convention & Exhibiti, Samseong Station, Myeong‑dong, N Seoul Tower, Gyeongbokgung | ||
A look in and out of coex mall
COEX Mall, containing COnvention centers, EXhibition halls and many malls, is an underground shopping mall in Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea. It has an area of about 154,000 square metres, of which 144,000 square meters are on a single underground floor, making it the world's largest underground shopping mall. 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. 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).
Along with hundreds of shops, the mall houses two food courts, Megabox (movie theatres), COEX Aquarium and a large bookstore, but the Kimchi Fields Museum has moved to Insadong. It features a game area that is used to film computer game tournaments, which are broadcast on local television. There are stages inside and outside the mall for seasonal events and public appearances by celebrities. Millennium Square is the main exit of COEX Mall connecting with Line 2's Samseong Station.
In May 2012, KITA (Korea International Trade Association) announced major renovation plans for the mall. It will spend ₩180 billion to the upgrade project. 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. It was scheduled to start at the end of 2012 and complete by 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).
COEX complex full renovation was completed on 27 November 2014.