Metro City shopping mall is the world's third largest,and has its own subway station inside.
Istanbul has the most number of Shopping Malls in a city than many othermajor cities in the world...



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http://www.metrocity.com.tr/

http://www.istanbulshoppingfest.com/

End here an other major Shopping Mall AKMERKEZ

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http://www.akmerkez.com.tr/

http://www.istanbulshoppingfest.com/

jesus! do you really like this design?
http://www.dunyaturk.com/tr01/akmerkez5900.jpg

TEPE NAUTILUS Shopping Mall,

http://www.dunyaturk.com/tr01/nautilus0485.jpg



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Those lights were for new year celebrations,so it was temporary. They spent a lot of money for it but I think it was a bit nuveau riche (how do you spell it?).

I am not sure if the Metrocity is the 3rd largest shopping Mall but in IStanbul the 2nd largest in u/c now...
http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/Burc_ikinci_0667.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/Burc_ikinci_0668.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_Sisli2.jpg
http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/proje01.jpg
http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/proje02.jpg
http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/genel01.jpg
http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/genel02.jpg

http://www.dunyaturk.com/tr01/camlicadan9265.jpg

Great, something to be proud of? SPRAWL comes to Turkey.

I don't now, but the turks like the shopping malls. Actually there are 20 now in the city. The shopping mall are safe and you have all time a good climate (Winter and Summer)

Is there a big difference between rich and poor in Istanbul and how many inhabitants has it?
Very nice city but shopping malls aren't so nice. And 20 of them is noth much for a huge city like that.

For me this is always funny that people like Vatan write things like
"this is third largest shopping mall in the world"... especially as this
is not true... I were truly supprised with fact that that "third biggest"
shopping mall in the world has only 136 shops when for example in the
city I live (Warsaw) there are few shopping centers with bigger amount of
shops. For example Galeria Mokotow with 240 shops and 2600 parking spots
(www.galeriamokotow.pl) or Blue City with 200 shops and 2600 parking spots.
Moreover I'm sure that those two aren't between the world biggest...

For me this is always funny that people like Vatan write things like
"this is third largest shopping mall in the world"... especially as this
is not true... I were truly supprised with fact that that "third biggest"
shopping mall in the world has only 136 shops when for example in the
city I live (Warsaw) there are few shopping centers with bigger amount of
shops. For example Galeria Mokotow with 240 shops and 2600 parking spots
(www.galeriamokotow.pl) or Blue City with 200 shops and 2600 parking spots.
Moreover I'm sure that those two aren't between the world biggest...
you are right. i also doni't think/believe that the MEtroCity is the 3rd largest. that one u7c, SKTM, will be the 2nd largest inside the city.maybe outside the city no. 123 :-)

-SKTM Project has been prepared by Minoru Yamasaki who was choosen as the winner among 17 local & foreign architectual offices.
-Avan Project was drawen by Minoru Yamasaki with his consultancy application project was drawen to it’s last present state at Cevahir projecting center.

-Total Area : 62.475 metersquare
-Total Building Area : 420.000 metersquare
-Closed Building Area : 348.299 metersquare
-Closed Park Area : 71.016 metersquare

Exceptional... Guys, I willhave to present you with the Greek mega shopping centres under construction. Indeed we have some projects under construction in the areas of 60000 sq metres and above, in Athens and Thessaloniki. The one in Thessaloniki actually will be 250000 square metres total area and some 100,000 sq metres built (roofed) areas. Anyway, Istanbul rocks as usual. One of the shopping centres that I don't see here is the Olivium (or something like that). I saw this one quite briefly while touring with our tourist bus. Quite a big mother, although the Akmerkez and the Metrocity are definitely tops of the list.

Also I like this one in Sisli, reminds me one of similar size in Long Island NY called "George Washington Mall" or something. Also, this combination of skyscrapers and supermarkets is unbeatable, especially when you have atriums where you can see the heights of the buildings while doing your shopping!!!

some more
Capitol (http://www.wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170)
Town Center (http://www.wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9135)
Flyinn (http://www.wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4386)

Profilo

http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/k_wwwsercande_ProfiliAVM.jpg
(+) (http://wowturkey.com/t.php?p=http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_ProfiliAVM.jpg)

and the oldest
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http://www.dunyaturk.com/tr01/kapalicarsi0094_.jpg
http://www.dunyaturk.com/tr01/kapalicarsi0107_.jpg

What is the actual retailing area (excluding, parks, lakes, car parks, office, hotels and other assorted non-retail operations) in either sq. m or sq. ft of these Istanbul shopping malls?

Ah we're talking in the area of approx. 100,000 sq metres of roofed commercial space for the Akmerkez and the Metrocity to the best of my knowledge. The rest, I don't know. Hopefully, the guys here can enlighten us. I saw the Akmerkez late at night and it looked impressive though...

Ah we're talking in the area of approx. 100,000 sq metres of roofed commercial space for the Akmerkez and the Metrocity to the best of my knowledge. The rest, I don't know. Hopefully, the guys here can enlighten us. I saw the Akmerkez late at night and it looked impressive though...
Metro City Millenium
52.000 m²

AkMerkez
180.000 m²

So how is MetroCity the world's third largest in the world if it is only 52,000m2. Bluewater in the UK is something like 154,000m2.

I had a look on the Akmerkez website and it says this:
"The Akmerkez complex is established on 180,000 square meters and comprises a four story shopping area, 14 and 17 stories of office space and 23 stories of residential area."

Now is that 180,000 m2 for the shopping centre, 2 office towers and the residential tower - cause it says "complex" and obviously they aren't part of the retail centre :?

So how is MetroCity the world's third largest in the world if it is only 52,000m2. Bluewater in the UK is something like 154,000m2.

I had a look on the Akmerkez website and it says this:
"The Akmerkez complex is established on 180,000 square meters and comprises a four story shopping area, 14 and 17 stories of office space and 23 stories of residential area."

Now is that 180,000 m2 for the shopping centre, 2 office towers and the residential tower - cause it says "complex" and obviously they aren't part of the retail centre :?
Yes, i asked me the same question???!!!!

Yeah - so it probably isn't the largest by actual retail floor area in Europe????

Metro city is defenitly not the 3rd largest...akmerkez is bigger, but not one of the biggest in the world.
I never heard that Metro City or Akmerkez are one of the largest in the world.

Only STKM says that it will be the 2nd largest Mall in a city area

Well what does the title of this thread say? It says that Metrocity is the third largest in the world!!!!!

Well what does the title of this thread say? It says that Metrocity is the third largest in the world!!!!!
but who wrote that? :-)
maybe Vatan mixed it up. Maybe it is the 3rd largst in Turkey or Istanbul.
But not the 3rd largest in the World. :-)

Pink Panther celebrates his 40th birthday at Metrocity!!
http://www.metrocity.com.tr/en/aktiviteler/pembe_panter.jpg

BTW, here is MetroCity's website:
Turkish: http://www.metrocity.com.tr/index.html
English: http://www.metrocity.com.tr/en/index.html

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/3170/pink13.jpg

As far as I know, Metrocity is the 3rd shopping mall of the World which has its own subway station (I mean direct connection).

Maybe it is refered as 3rd largest when it's compared as the whole complex including the social facilities, residental and other office towers.

http://www.yukselinsaat.com.tr/www.yuksel.net/images/metro00.jpg

This doesn't look like small to me. I insist that this has to be around 100,000 square metres of retail space excluding the towers. It looks slightly bigger that the International broadcasting centre that was used as the main TV broadcasting centre in the Athens Olympics, which was the biggest one to have ever been built for this purpose. That makes it good enough to be top, 2nd or 3rd in Europe.

Also, What talking about the world, how big is the "Mall of America" in Minessota (I think) and some others, including a HUGE one in Calgary Canada?

We definitely need the input of the North American forumers here of we want to be objective. For Greece, the biggest will be one under construction with 60000 sq metres of retail space in the suburb of Maroussi, to the north of Athens and close to the main Olympic complex, which will be completed this year. So, it's only understandable that in Istanbul which is around 3 to 3,5 times bigger than Athens,these Humungus centres have a high degree of viability.

Metrocity has 52,000 m², Bluewater just outside London is 154,000 m². Metrocity wouldn't be in the top 10 of Europe. Simply because Lakeside (5km north of Bluewater) and The Metro Centtre in Newcastle are only just smaller than Bluewater and each held the title previously of Europe's largest. I think one of the new centres in Portugal is larger though than Bluewater.

Nick,are we talking commercial space or size of area occupied? In Thessaloniki there is a new project which occupies some 250,000 square metres but only 45,000 of them will be built, with the rest being transformed into a park (I am talking about the new project being developed in Pylaia, a suburb outside of Thessaloniki, Greek forumers, if oyou know anything just inform us) . Also, the funny thing about the other one in Athens I was telling you, is that according to the construction company, the parking will have an area of 90,000 square metres.

If we can limit the discussion in terms of commercial space that is used (either for parking, warehouse/storage and retail space, and NOT any landscaped surroundings around the built area, that would be a good start.

In any case, I wasn't expecting anything less from London, which is, after all, London.

Some info for the "Mediterranean Cosmos" in Thessaloniki

http://www.lamda-development.net/Uploads/Prooptiko_Pileas_R.gif

Total Surface Area: 250.000 m2

GLA: 45.400 m2

Total Shops: 248

Parking Spaces: 3000

Metrocity is the third largest of Istanbul, not the world. :D

The largest "modern mall" of Istanbul (Sisli Culture & Trade Center: 420,000 m2), which is almost complete, will be the third largest of the world. ;)

The largest (and oldest) shopping mall of the world is also in Istanbul:

The Grand Bazaar (1461): 75 acres of "covered" area (2,5 times the size of The Pentagon in Washington DC, which has 29 acres of covered area), 4400 shops :D

Therefore:

WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALLS

1) The Grand Bazaar (Istanbul): 75 acres :D
3) Sisli Culture & Trade Center (Istanbul): 420,000 m2 :okay:

Nickypoo, I hope this answers your question. :D

Therefore:

WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALLS

1) The Grand Bazaar (Istanbul): 75 acres :D
3) Sisli Culture & Trade Center (Istanbul): 420,000 m2 :okay:

the Sisli Culture & Trade Center will be the 2nd largest in a city.
http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/Burc_ikinci_0669.jpg

West Edmonton Mall : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

121 Acres

gm2263 - no actual retailing space, that is where the 154,000 m² figure for Bluewater comes. In Britain total volume including car parks, parks, rollercoasters, toilets, etc aren't counted - only the actual amount of retailing floor space that is let out to retailing chains. I think the area of Bluewater would probably double to well over 300,000m² (no exact figure though - could be more) - that is if you add the multiple lakes, car parks and the actual old quarry that it is located in.

http://www.bluewater.co.uk/webfiles/highres/Bluwater_atdusk.jpg



Asimov -
- Grand Bazaar - 303,514 m² (75 acres)
- Sisli Culture & Trade Centre - 420,000m²

But is that for actual total area, or retailing area? Like do those figures only include the retailing area, or the car parks, walkways, parks, lakes, etc ..... I also thought the Grand Bazaar was an amalgamation of a variety of street markets, walkways, etc... not one united entity.

Is that Sisli Culture & Trade Centre really just a shoppping centre cause last time I looked the likes of a conference centre aren't actually part of the retailing environment? What is the actual figure figure for retailing area Asimov?

I do know however that Lakeside (just 5km no kidding and has a floor area around 140,000m² away from Bluewater) claims the title of the Europe's largest amalgamated retailing area. The shopping mall is large, but not the largest. However it has the likes of Ikea, B&Q, Costco and a few dozen more warehouse orientated retailing centres attatched to it

The Grand Bazaar (1461) is the world's largest covered structure.

No other building has a roof which measures 75 acres.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=107296

The Pentagon in Washington DC was inspired by its labyrinth-like design.

Its not the biggest though. Please state the actual retail-only figures for comparison with Bluewater. In other words, take away the parks, lakes, walkways, car parks, stations, conference and other non-retailing areas and give me an exact figure.

Cause saying that above figure for 420,000 m² is meaningless, especially when the actual name talks about "Culture & Trade" - how much is actually retail floorspace!!!!!

It is - in terms of the distance you walk around it. ;)

And the size of the roof. ;)

And the size of the base. ;)

When you look from the top (i.e. from a satellite) no other building in the world looks bigger (has a larger roof/base than the Grand Bazaar)

Remember that The Grand Bazaar is a single-storey building (75 acres (303,514 m2) is the size of a single floor) whereas Sisli Culture & Trade Center achieves the size of 420,000 m2 as the "gross total of several floors" (it's a multi-storey building); just as the other figures (i.e. of the commercial center in Britain) are the "gross total of several floors."

Just an example:

The base of the Giza Pyramid measures 13 acres.

The base of the Grand Bazaar measures 75 acres.

:D

Istanbul's Grand Bazaar doesn't have a single roof though. It's just a warren of streets covered by roofs in a fairly consistent style. And cummon in retail floor area it's nowhere near being the largest anything. Comparing it to the pyramids is a joke.

"Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is a small town in itself, with miles of passageways, mosques, banks, police stations, restaurants - and 4000 shops."
So, there you go :)

Size: 300,000 square feet
http://www.gopbi.com/shopping/content/shopping/guides/shopping_uptown.html;COXnetJSessionID=BRCC9EC7NkQwmhb9KKFw3ZwkZhtBi4TMbL2m0KVdl4m2zpUC1u3p!-1985080306?urac=n&urvf=10958772507350.6151940879766016

The world's largest Mall is as said earlier....WEST EDMONTON MALL, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

www.westedmontonmall.com

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/ab/edmonton/2001/eds2001_208.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/ab/edmonton/2001/eds2001_206.jpg

http://www.westedmontonmall.com/images/dsa_right.jpg

http://www.westedmontonmall.com/images/waterpark_left.jpg

WEM Trivia
West Edmonton Mall is situated at the junction of 87th Avenue and 170th Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The complex was built in four phases opening in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1998. The Fantasyland Hotel opened in 1986. Total cost to build West Edmonton Mall was $1.2 billion Cdn. West Edmonton Mall is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the "largest shopping centre in the world" and "world's largest parking lot". Open 365 days per year.

seven major attractions
three theme streets
over 800 stores and services including six major department stores
26 movie theatres
110 eating establishments
bingo hall, world class casino
aquariums
chapel
works-of-art
bungy jumping
Jubilations Dinner Theatre
IMAX 3-D Theatre
100,000 square foot family rec room features 10-pin bowling, dining and dancing in Red's Rec Room
Deep Sea Adventure mascot named Deep Sea Danny
World Waterpark mascot named Sharky
Galaxyland Amusement Park mascot named Cosmo
Professor Wem's Adventure Golf mascot named Professor Wem
Sea Life Caverns' mascot named Fisher
58 entrances
325,000 light fixtures
over 23,500 employment opportunities
parking for over 20,000 vehicles
RV and trailer parking available while shopping
total cost $1.2 billion Cdn.
493,000 sq. metres (5.3 million sq. feet)
equivalent to 104 Canadian football fields (115 American)
FEATURE ATTRACTIONS

PHASE II

GALAXYLAND AMUSEMENT PARK
WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK

37,160 sq. metres (400,000 sq.ft.)
25 rides and attractions
18 wall games of skill "Mindbender" - fourteen storey, triple loop rollercoaster
"Space Shot" - launch 120 feet in less than two seconds and then experience the negative Gs when driven down again.
"Galaxy Twister" - mind-numbing, gravity defying thrill ride
"Galaxy Kids" - space-themed, four-storey play park
"Cosmo's Party Launch Pad" - three-tiered birthday party complex for bookings
time capsule buried in the foundation to be opened in September 2033
ICE PALACE
SECOND HOME OF THE EDMONTON OILERS HOCKEY CLUB

NHL - size ice arena
58m x 26m (190' x 85')
Ice Palace Figure Skating Club
Senior Skating Club
skate rental
hockey and exclusive rentals available
PHASE III

WORLD WATERPARK
WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR WAVE POOL

two hectare (five acre) park
average temperature varies between 26° - 30° C (79°F - 86°F)
12.3 million litres of water (2.7 million gallons)
23 slides and attractions, the highest slides are 26m high (85')
Palm Cove, a private meeting area
new Sun Runner Family Tube Slide
raging rapids inner-tube ride
world's only indoor bungy jump
three whirlpools kept at 39°C (102°F)
three children's play areas
changing facilities, wheelchair access, and snack bar
ranked #10 in attendance for waterparks in North America
DEEP SEA ADVENTURE
SUBMARINE VOYAGE AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR LAKE

a 35 minute ride
250 different types of marine life to be seen
12 marine life exhibits containing over 250 gallons of salt water
four real submarines, self-powered and propelled, capable of reaching a depth of 46m (151')
each submarine holds 24 passengers and one captain
the adventure takes place in a lake approximately 122m (400') long and up to 6m (20') deep
submarines were built in Port Moody, British Columbia
the coral is real, some being over 2,000 years old
SANTA MARIA SHIP
IS AN EXACT REPLICA OF COLUMBUS' SHIP

built at False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
hand carved and painted
transported in flat-bed trucks across the Rocky Mountains to Edmonton
available for receptions and special functions ie: weddings, etc.
PROFESSOR WEM'S ADVENTURE GOLF

18 hole, par 46 miniature golf course
uniquely themed adventure golfing
sand traps
water hazard
FANTASYLAND HOTEL

354 rooms in total
118 theme rooms- Hollywood, Roman, Polynesian, Truck, Victorian, Coach, Arabian, Canadian Rail, Igloo, Western and African Safari
ballrooms can accommodate 1,200 people
meeting rooms
Cafe Europa and Fantasy Grill
located in southwest corner of West Edmonton Mall
for reservations call 780.444.3000 or 1.800.reserve
West Edmonton Mall | Play | Shop | Stay | Plan | Mall Map | Hours & Events | Privacy | Copyright © WEM 2004

http://www.gopbi.com/shopping/content/shopping/guides/shopping_uptown.html;COXnetJSessionID=BRCC9EC7NkQwmhb9KKFw3ZwkZhtBi4TMbL2m0KVdl4m2zpUC1u3p!-1985080306?urac=n&urvf=10958772507350.6151940879766016


One slight problem there - 300.000sq ft = 91,400sq m = 6.88 acres

Bluewater has a retailing area of 154,000 m² and that would make it something like 68% larger than the Grand Bazaar.


Now Asimov - please source the actual retailing area of the Sisli Culture & Trade Centre. Don't include the likes of parks, toilets, walkways, car parks, lakes, management offices, residental, office, conference centres etc which are not retailing areas. It shouldn't be that hard. Don't forget to source it as well.

a good picture of the Grand Bazaar
http://www.dunyaturk.com/tr01/havadan.jpg

^ Yes good picture - and it's pretty clear that is not a single roof or structure but rather a warren of streets covered by roofs in a fairly consitent style.

Found anything yet our fellow Istanbul forumers regarding my query rather than a pretty little picture?

Bluewater has a retailing area of 154,000 m² and that would make it something like 68% larger than the Grand Bazaar.

Now Asimov - please source the actual retailing area of the Sisli Culture & Trade Centre. Don't include the likes of parks, toilets, walkways, car parks, lakes, management offices, residental, office, conference centres etc which are not retailing areas. It shouldn't be that hard. Don't forget to source it as well.

Here is the details of Sisli Culture & Trade Center http://www.sktm.com.tr

Total Area : 62.475 metersquare
Total Building Area : 420.000 metersquare
Closed Building Area : 348.299 metersquare
Closed Park Area : 71.016 metersquare

http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/proje02.jpg

http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/proje01.jpg

http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/genel02.jpg

http://www.sktm.com.tr/photos/genel02.jpg

25/12/004

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Thanks, Kemal Bereket from wowTURKEY

I see Metrocity is all decorated for the new year...:D Very nice

Do you guys even read the posts??? The dude from Edmonton pointed out the real largest shopping center (under one roof) in the World...as recognized by Guiness Book of World records (look it up yourselves...http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/). "Bluewater" isn't even a 1/4 the size (and at 330 stores, not even close to 810 in WEM)!

Mall of America in Minneapolis is a very close second (same owners as WEM)...http://www.mallofamerica.com/

Stay humble, don't put shame to our country.

Very nice retail complexes.

http://img253.yukle.tc/images/5969adnanavci_DSCN1178.jpg (http://www.yukle.tc)