Starfield COEX Mall

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Starfield COEX Mall

스타필드 코엑스몰
The Byeolmadang Library (별마당도서관) inside the mall (2018)
Location	Seoul
Coordinates	37°30′43″N 127°3′32″E / 37.51194°N 127.05889°E / 37.51194; 127.05889
Address	513, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Previous names	COEX Mall
Developer	KITA
Management	Shinsegae
Owner	KITA
Public transit access	Samseong Bongeunsa
Website	www.starfield.co.kr/coexmall

Starfield COEX Mall (Korean: 스타필드 코엑스몰; formerly known as COEX Mall) is an underground shopping mall in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea. The name "COEX" is derived from "COnvention centers" and "EXhibition halls".

The mall is located near Samseong station on Seoul Subway 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). Millennium Square is the main exit of COEX Mall connecting with Line 2's Samseong Station.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1] 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 television. There are stages inside and outside the mall for seasonal events and public appearances by celebrities.^{[citation needed]} It is open year-round from 10:30 AM to 10:00 PM and admission is free. ^[2]