The Top 10 Biggest Malls in the World....China rules....
Malls have become a lot more than just shopping venues. It has become a modern version of the park as people flock to malls just to hang out and have fun. Anything and everything that you need can be found right in the malls.
That is why some companies have taken the time and money to develop huge tracts of land into modern shopping centers. Some may require more than a day just to tour the entire place. Here now is a list of the top 10 biggest malls in the world in terms of gross space available for leasing.
10. Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya, Malaysia – 396,000 square meters
You won’t miss this place if you are in the Bandar Sunway area in Subang Jaya. It has a pyramid design with a giant lion standing guard at the entrance. The mall opened in 1997 with some redevelopment done in 2007. It has more than 800 shops and services available. The entire building has an Egyptian-inspired design, with pseudo hieroglyphics and pharaoh statues.
9. Cehavir Mall, Istanbul, Turkey – 420,000 square meters
The complete name is Istanbul Cehavir Shopping and Entertainment Centre and it is also known as Sisli Kultur ve Ticaret Merkezi. It opened on October 15, 2005 and is considered to be the largest shopping mall in the European continent. The mall is located in the Sisli district of Istanbul and features 343 shops, 48 restaurants, 12 movie houses, a show stage, a bowling hall and even a roller coaster ride. With six floors available for retail shops, international brands and fast food restaurant chains have all established a branch in the mall.
8. Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 420,000 square meters
Mid Valley Megamall opened in the latter part of 1999 and features 430 stores and services. Aside from the shopping mall, it also has a convention center, a 646-room business hotel called the Cititel Midvalley, Boulevard Hotel and an 11-storey exclusive office tower.
7. Central World, Bangkok, Thailand – 429,500 square meters
Central World opened in 1990, though it briefly closed down in May 2010 after anti-government demonstrators set part of it on fire. It features 495 shops and services. It also has a five-star hotel, convention center, office tower and parking structure. It was originally the World Trade Center before it was renamed to Central World Plaza in 2002 and to Central World in 2005.
6. Persian Gulf Complex, Shiraz, Iran – 450,000 square meters
Also known as the Fars Shopping Complex, this mall is the largest mall in the world in terms of number of shops and services with 2,500. It opened in September 2011 with the Carrefour Hypermarket serving as its anchor store. The plan is to eventually have a hotel, swimming pools, tennis court, convention center, amusement parks, bowling alley, billiard hall and six cinema theaters included in the mall. It is located in the city of Shiraz, which is considered to be the cultural capital of Iran.
5. 1 Utama, Selangor, Malaysia – 465,000 square meters
This shopping mall was opened in 1995, with a newer wing being inaugurated in 2003. The two wings feature more than 700 stores. There are also four department stores anchoring the entire mall, namely AEON, Isetan, Parkson and Tangs. There are also a couple of supermarkets, namely AEON and Cold Storage. Moviegoers can also watch the latest films through the mall’s two cinema providers, GSC and TGV.
4. Isfahan City Center, Isfahan, Iran – 470,000 square meters
This is an ambitious project in Iran that is being built in four phases. It opened in November 2012 and features more than 750 stores. The mall has a hypermarket, shops, stalls, restaurants and airline offices. It will also have a seven-star hotel, seven cinema halls, a financial center, a trade center and an entertainment center. It is the largest shopping mall in Iran and the Middle East.
3. SM City North EDSA, Quezon City, Philippines – 482,878 square meters
SM City North EDSA is the largest shopping mall in Southeast Asia. It opened in 1985 but has gone on several expansions and redevelopment since then. It has more than 1,100 shops and 400 dining establishments. It also includes a residential condominium area. It is divided into eight sections, namely the City Center, Interior Zone, The Annex, The Block, The Warehouse Club, Sky Garden, Northlink and Grass Residences.
2. Golden Resources Mall, Beijing, China – 557,419 square meters
The Golden Resources Mall is known as Jin Yuan. It is also known as the Great Mall of China. Location is also a bit of a problem for this mall though the opening of a new train station near it will probably solve the problem a bit. It is located in the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing, outside of the usual enclaves of foreigners. Most stores do not accept foreign credit cards. Still, prestigious brands like Ralph Lauren and Chanel and fast food companies like Papa John’s Pizza have branches in this mall. Analysts say that despite meager earnings from these branches, it still serves as a form of advertisement and it allows the companies to be in the right position once the mall finally takes off.
1. New South China Mall, Dongguan, China – 659,612 square meters
This mall is located in the city of Dongguan in China. It has space for 2,350 stores. The mall is divided into seven zones, each of which are modeled after a particular area, namely Amsterdam, California, Caribbean, Egypt, Paris, Rome and Venice. It even has a replica of the famous tourist spots of those places, like the Arc de Triomphe of Paris and St. Mark’s Bell Tower of Venice. The well-planned layout however was not complimented by good overall business planning. New South China Mall is largely inaccessible to the general public. As a result, aside from a few fast food chains near the entrance, the rest of the mall remains vacant. Up to 99 percent of the leasable space is unoccupied.
SOURCE: http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/nation/the-top-10-biggest-malls-in-the-world/
Top 10 Biggest Shopping Malls in the World
10. Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Center
Istanbul Cevahir, located on the European side of Istanbul, is Europe’s largest shopping center with an area of about 4.5 million square feet (420,000 square meters) – and thus barely saves this list from being only about venues found in Asia.
This impressive mall has 343 shops, 34 fast food restaurant, and 14 high-end restaurants. There are also plenty of facilities dedicated to entertainment, including 12 cinemas, a bowling hall, and even a small roller-coaster.
9. Mid Valley Megamall
Mid Valley Megamall is a huge shopping center which graces the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The complex, which opened its doors in November 1999, has an area of 4.5 million square feet (420,000 square meters), with a relatively low number of shops – just 430.
The mall does however feature a 48,300 square foot convention center and an adjacent luxury hotel called the Cititel Mid Valley.
8. Persian Gulf Complex
While far from being the world’s biggest mall (it isn’t even largest in Iran), the Persian Gulf Complex is however first when it comes to the number of shops, hosting a staggering 2,500 stores in an area of about 4.5 million square feet (420,000 square meters).
Located in the city of Shiraz, capital of the Fars Province, the complex also features the luxurious Burj Fars International hotel, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis court, convention center, and even a helipad.
7. Isfahan City Center
Located in the Iranian city of Isfahan, the country’s foremost tourist destination, Isfahan City Center is set to become another attraction in and of itself. The magnificent, culturally rich city is nicknamed “Half the World”, and it seems half of the world’s shoppers could fit into its enormous mall.
Still under construction, Isfahan City Center has an area of 4.57 million square feet (425,000 square meters) and is home to more than 770 shops. Other facilities include a five-star hotel, a financial centre, and an entertainment centre with cinema and fair complex.
6. CentralWorld
CentralWorld is Thailand’s biggest shopping centers and one of the largest in the region.
Opened in 1990 in the Thail capital of Bangkok, the mall has underwent several renovation and expansion processes and now boasts 4.6 million square feet (429,500 square meters) of leasable area, with around 500 stores selling everything from electronic, to sporting equipment, to furniture. Notable tenants include Toys R Us, H&M, and the high-end SF World Cinema.
5. 1 Utama
Located in the affluent township of Bandar Utama, in the western Malaysian province of Selangor, 1 Utama Shopping Center is the country’s premier shopping destination.
The award-winning mall – with quite the clever motto: “It’s all in one!” – spans across over 5 million square feet and offers 6 retail levels with over 650 shops. Other attractions include the Skybridge, a lush tropical rainforest inside the mall and the Secret Garden, which is Southeast Asia’s largest rooftop garden.
4. SM City North EDSA
The motto of the SM Supermalls chain is “Everything’s Here”. And wouldn’t there be, when “here” is a gargantuan mall like the SM City North EDSA.
Located in Quezon City, in the Philippines, SM City North EDSA opened in late 1985 and was expanded many times to become the venue it is today, boasting over 5 million square feet (482,878 square meters) of retail area. The mall is home to more than 1100 shops and 400 dining establishments, and has enough parking spaces for over 10,000 cars. The entire complex also features a sizeable park and a residential development.
3. SM Megamall
Located in the city of Mandaluyong, part of the Metro Manila region in the Philippines, the SM Megamall is the country’s largest shopping mall, with an area of almost 5.5 million square feet (506,435 square meters).
The mall, which opened in 1991, is comprised of two main buildings connected by a bridge and has over 1200, including 270 dining venues. Significant establishments include an IMAX Theater, a skating rink, and the SM Store, a department store with more than 150,000 customers every day.
2. Golden Resources Mall
When it opened in Beijing back in 2004, Golden Resources Shopping Mall was the world’s largest mall, with a staggering 6 million square feet (557,419 square meters) of retail area spread across its six floors. Dubbed the “Great Mall of China” due to its immense scale, just a quick glance over the numbers shows that the nickname is fully deserved – there are over 1000 shops, restaurant space stretching the size of a couple of football fields, no fewer than 230 escalators and even a skating rink.
1. New South China Mall
Located in Dongguan, New South China Mall serves the more than 8 million of the city’s inhabitants (over 20 million, if you include people from neighboring cities) and is one of those buildings which show that the Chinese truly have a penchant for grandiose projects.
The enormous construction boasts an area of about 7.1 million square feet (659,612 square-meters), enough for about 2,350 shops, and is divided into seven sectors modeled on international cities, countries, and regions: Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, Egypt, the Caribbean, and California. The Chinese love to adorn their projects with replicas of various landmarks and the New South China Mall is no different. There’s an 82-foot replica of the Arc de Triomphe, a replica of Venice’s St Mark’s bell tower, and even 1.3 miles of canals with gondolas. While largely unoccupied during its first few years, only a third of this gigantic mall remained unoccupied by the end of 2013.
SOURCE: http://luxatic.com/top-10-biggest-shopping-malls-world/
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