COEX Shopping Center in Seoul, South Korea, the largest underground leisure and entertainment center in Asia
With a total area of 460,000 square meters (about 140,000 pyeong), the large-scale underground world COEX MALL is one of the representative places in Seoul. With a huge space equivalent to 15 times the area of Jamsil Sports Complex and up to 260 shops of different styles, COEX MALL became the largest underground leisure and entertainment center in Asia in 2000. Covering all facilities related to life, including food stores, cinemas, banks, hospitals, bookstores, etc., it has everything from delicious food, fun things to see and do, and has written the latest chapter of the underground entertainment kingdom with a new concept.The center of the northern exit of Samsung Station is decorated with 8 different theme areas such as ridges, forests, and valleys. The fresh and natural style is harmoniously integrated with the modern city. The MEGA BOX cinema, which is one of the best in Asia, has 16 screening rooms and the latest audio-visual equipment. It is the largest and the first cinema in Korea to have a screening room with a grandstand. The large aquarium AQUARIUM is the largest marine theme park in South Korea. It has more than 500 species and more than 40,000 aquatic creatures, making it the most popular underwater zoo. Through the underwater tunnel in the aquarium, you can see various marine species in different forms such as deep-sea sharks.
In addition, there are also a variety of shopping places such as large bookstores, record stores and art stores. There are also various gourmet restaurants interspersed among the many shops worth visiting, from convenient fast food to high-end restaurants, with authentic taste and clean environment. The underground world COEX MALL is definitely a must-visit place that you cannot miss during your trip.
Commercial Center
COEX MALL has Lotte Duty Free Shop. The large shopping area and the number of places effectively separate customers. Here you can enjoy the careful selection without the hustle and bustle of people. In addition, the other shops in the commercial street in the shopping mall also have their own characteristics. There are Korean fashions from local designers and franchise stores from world-famous brands.
COEX MALL is divided into five areas: Millennium Plaza, Central Plaza, Asem Plaza, Live Plaza and Airport Plaza, with more than 300 shops of various types.
Airport Plaza
Designed for people who like to travel with a sensual style, the plaza is directly connected to the city airport passenger terminal and has set up fashionable clothing, grocery stores and cafes for business travelers, general travelers and women in their twenties.
ASEM Plaza
A romantic space for comfortable conversation while enjoying dining. With an open dining space with natural light, it is directly connected to Subway Line 9 (opened in 2015), making it the best place for dating. The Asia-Europe Conference Plaza has Western restaurants and brunch cafes where customers can enjoy pleasant moments.
Central Plaza
Elegant and tasteful, the crystal ceiling designed with the concept of open sky greatly highlights the sense of openness, and the pavilion with cloud imagery creates a space for people to imagine infinitely
Millennium Plaza
Show the latest trends at the first time, directly leading to the COEX Theater that shows SM Entertainment's Korean Wave content, and directly connected to Subway Line 2. It is the most popular place in COEX MALL due to its convenient transportation and location.
Coex Mall, which integrates shopping, leisure and entertainment, has more than 300 brand stores of all sizes. In terms of clothing, there are Korean and overseas brands such as MCM, GAP, ZARA, JOE FRESH, Jinny Kim, A Land, H Connect, 8ight second, TopTen, etc. Cosmetics brands include VDL, Natural & Organic, NATURE REPUBLIC, THE BODYSHOP, THE FACE SHOP, LANEIGE, L’occitane, banilaco, SKINFOOD, etc. If you are a parent with children, there are also Kakao Friends theme store, Pororo theme park and iToys toy store, which are good places for children.
Food Center
For food, there are famous restaurants from all over the country, including the 2nd branch of the old Seoul beef bone soup Hadongguan, the ancient palace Jeonju bibimbap, Remicone, which is popular for its marshmallow ice cream, Garosu-gil Oreo shaved ice Addbing, and other well-known Korean restaurant chains.
Entertainment Center
There is a cinema called MEGABOX Cinema, which is more interesting than movies. It has 16 screening rooms and 4,218 seats. It is the largest cinema in Korea and the first cinema in Korea to have a screening room with a grandstand. It has more than 6 million customers per year and the customer turnover is the highest in the world. In 2004, it was selected as the best cinema in Asia. Such a visual feast should not be missed.
Business hours: 08:00-01:00 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) 08:00-02:00 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Open all year round
Tel: 02-1544-0600
Website: http://www.megabox.co.kr
COEXAQUARIUM Aquarium
This is a special journey full of fantasy and sparkling water. What is presented in front of us is no longer the bottomless dark sea, and we are no longer people walking upright, but following the fish swimming freely in this transparent and dazzling deep blue sea. AQUARIUM Aquarium is the largest marine theme park in South Korea. 3,000 tons of water, more than 650 species, and more than 40,000 aquatic creatures have jointly created this most popular underwater zoo. This is not only an amusement park but also a physical classroom for learning marine knowledge. The concept of AQUARIUM Aquarium is to integrate entertainment, recuperation, and education.
Opening hours: 10:00-20:00 Open all year round. No entry 1 hour before closing.
Adult ticket: 28,000 won
Youth ticket: 24,000 won
Children's ticket: 19,000 won
Website: http://www.coexaqua.co.kr
Coex Aquarium consists of 16 themes of "Dream Water Journey". There are tens of thousands of marine aquatic creatures in the aquarium for tourists to enjoy under the water circulation of the aquarium. The aquarium is a theme park composed of more than 3,000 tons of seawater, more than 650 species, and more than 40,000 marine creatures. It is listed as a popular tourist facility in Korea, an ocean-themed aquarium and comprehensive shopping and exhibition center visited by 1 million people every year. Coex Aquarium is known as the ocean in the city and is the best place for urban people to relax.
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