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Starfield COEX Mall (formerly known as COEX Mall), containing COnvention centers, EXhibition halls and many malls, is an underground
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in
Gangnam-gu Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the ( Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of ...
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
,
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. It has an area of about , of which are on a single underground floor, making it the world's largest underground shopping mall. The mall is located at
Samseong-dong Samseong-Dong is an affluent neighborhood or ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The area has a large concentration of upscale shopping malls, popular restaurants and hotels such as the Ramada Seoul Hotel and the Hyatt Park Hotel. Samseon ...
served by Samseong Station on
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Line 2, at the intersection of Teheranno and Yeongdong Dae-ro. The COEX Mall is adjacent to the
COEX Convention & Exhibition Center Coex Convention & Exhibition Center (Coex) located in Samseong-dong of Gangnam-gu district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's convention and exhibition centers. Coex is serviced by Samseong Station on line 2 and Bongeunsa Station on line 9 of the ...
, which is part of the COEX complex, run by the
Korea International Trade Association The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) ( Korean: 한국무역협회, Hanja: 韓國貿易協會) is a private non-profit trade organization founded in 1946 with 105 traders as its founding members. It is one of Korea's largest umbrella e ...
(KITA). Along 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. It features a game area that is used to film computer game tournaments, which are broadcast on local
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. 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. Metro Seoul gimpo airport express line Bongeunsa station in the north.


History

The mall was originally developed by investments from the
Korea International Trade Association The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) ( Korean: 한국무역협회, Hanja: 韓國貿易協會) is a private non-profit trade organization founded in 1946 with 105 traders as its founding members. It is one of Korea's largest umbrella e ...
. COEX Mall was designed by the US interior design company
RTKL RTKL was a global architecture, planning and design firm. The firm was founded in 1946 by Archibald Rogers and Francis Taliaferro in Rogers’ grandmother’s basement in Annapolis and grew to be one of the largest architectural firms in the world ...
. COEX Mall was also designed by
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, under the theme "Unfolding Sky", emphasizing seamless flow and openness. Construction of the mall began on May, 1997 and finished in April, 2000. Construction costs amounted to (). In May, 2012, KITA (
Korea International Trade Association The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) ( Korean: 한국무역협회, Hanja: 韓國貿易協會) is a private non-profit trade organization founded in 1946 with 105 traders as its founding members. It is one of Korea's largest umbrella e ...
) announced major renovation plans for the mall. It will spend to the upgrade project. The renovation is needed to create passenger walkways between the new
Bongeunsa Station Bongeunsa Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 9 that opened on March 28, 2015.Bonge ...
on
Seoul Subway Line 9 Seoul Subway Line 9, operated by Seoul Metro Line9 Corporation, is a subway line in Seoul. The line runs east from Gaehwa Station (local train terminal) or Gimpo Airport Station (express train terminal, connecting to Line 5 and Airport Railroad ...
, 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 from its current . The COEX complex renovation was completed on 27 November 2014.


Location

The COEX Mall is located at Seoul Gangnam-gu Yeongdong-daero 513(Samseong dong). This mall is connected the Samseong Station on Seoul Metro Line 2 and Bongeunsa Station on Seoul Metro Line 9. Chungdahm Station Line 7 is next to COEX Mall, as is
World Trade Center Seoul World Trade Center Seoul (WTC Seoul) () is a building complex centered on the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center (Coex) on Teheranno in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu district of Seoul. It is operated by KITA (Korea International Trade Association ...
.


Venues


Plazas

The mall features five
plaza A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. ...
s: the Central Plaza, Live Plaza, Millennium Plaza, Asem Plaza, and Airport Plaza.


Byeolmadang library

The library has 50,000 books, 600 magazines, and offers
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s. In addition, it serves as an event center, intended to host
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s with authors, lectures with intellectuals and personalities, and concerts.


Gallery

File:COEX Mall Megabox Cinema Lobby 2016.jpg, Megabox Cinema File:COEX Aqurium 2016.jpg, COEX Aquarium File:별마당도서관.jpg, 2nd floor of Byeolmadang library


See also

*
Contemporary culture of South Korea The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese cul ...


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