It takes 8 hours to walk inside the entire mall

There's a roller coaster inside, I-Max cinemas, etc.

Capacity: 500,000 people

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/ozguro_cevahir_fotolar.jpg

The central platform can rise to the roof (like the parliament in Star Wars :D)

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/ozguro_DSCF0330.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/ozguro_DSCF0331.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/ozguro_DSCF0336.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/aykut_a_cevahir_14.jpg

Several views

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/MeReK_ceva3.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/aykut_a_cevahir_12.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr66/aykut_a_cevahir_18.jpg

can't see anything since pics are on the wowturkey server ;)

I'll upload them to Asimov server then ;)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/ozguro_cevahir_fotolar.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/ozguro_DSCF0330.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/ozguro_DSCF0331.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/ozguro_DSCF0336.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/aykut_a_cevahir_14.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/MeReK_ceva3.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/aykut_a_cevahir_12.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/aykut_a_cevahir_18.jpg

That looks quite big indeed

btw, why there are EU flags hanged on the mall building? :|
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/ozguro_cevahir_fotolar.jpg

Turkey - EU member by 2015:cheers:

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5365/unbenannt0qg.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unbenannt0qg.jpg)

That looks quite big indeed

btw, why there are EU flags hanged on the mall building? :|
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/ozguro_cevahir_fotolar.jpg

Turks love to hang flags on new built buildings such as malls,stadiums,schools,hospitals etc.. In former times it was just the turkish flag now they hang both.

That's what I was thinking too, about the EU flags. It's a little strange...

So this is the one in Sisli, right? Yes I like this one. Any numbers and facts?

BTW, up to now, as far as I know, the biggest two were the West Edmonton Mall (http://www.westedmall.com/home/default.asp) in Canada (#1) and the Mall of America (http://www.mallofamerica.com/) in Bloomington, Minessota, USA (#2).

Now if this became the world's #2 congratulations and I hope I will be back to Istanblue soon... (If only the Diamond tops out till then... :))

It is said it takes 8 hours to take an overall tour in this mall.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/ce.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/cev2.jpg

So this is the one in Sisli, right? Yes I like this one. Any numbers and facts?

BTW, up to now, as far as I know, the biggest two were the West Edmonton Mall (http://www.westedmall.com/home/default.asp) in Canada (#1) and the Mall of America (http://www.mallofamerica.com/) in Bloomington, Minessota, USA (#2).

Now if this became the world's #2 congratulations and I hope I will be back to Istanblue soon... (If only the Diamond tops out till then... :))

Total Land Area: 62.474 m2
Total construction Area: 420.000 m2
Covered Construction Area: 348.299 m2
Coverend Parking Area: 71.016 m2


i still don't believe its the 2nd biggest

second biggest in urban area.

At last it opened. Everything is fine but I agree with John regarding the EU flags. What an unnecessary thing to do. It's a Turkish capitalized, Turkish named mall in a Turkish city. So wtf an entertaining centre has to do with a political union.

That looks quite big indeed

btw, why there are EU flags hanged on the mall building? :|
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/ozguro_cevahir_fotolar.jpg

It looks ordinary to be honest and you should really remove those flags and only hang them back up when u join the EU!

It looks ordinary to be honest and you should really remove those flags and only hang them back up when u join the EU!

Not even when we join !

second biggest?

so the grand bazaar is still the world's biggest then.

cool. ;)

This mall (interior) reminds me of the malls that I've seen in certain parts of the U.S. especially in the upper mid west and north western regions. It looks very nice though!

This mall (interior) reminds me of the malls that I've seen in certain parts of the U.S. especially in the upper mid west and north western regions. It looks very nice though!


Cherry it is interesting that you point that out because the interior of that mall looks very similar to many malls we have here in Toronto. Actually, I do not like when countries outside North America adopt that "generic mall" look. I'd rather see things built in each country's unique architectural style and themes. Other than that, the mall looks good.

looks fun - i live next to the biggest (I think) mall in the world - Mall of America, and the istanbul mall certainly looks nicer :)

The mall was designed by Minoru Yamasaki (architect of WTC in NY) in the 1980s, but it took so long to build (construction works were stopped for many years) that the design looks a bit outdated today.

An alternative design by Yamasaki also included skyscrapers, but it was not selected due to the anti-skyscraper mood in Istanbul back in those years (i.e. the public hatred for Suzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton rising like a dick on the Bosphorus)

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2001/11/134389.jpg

Tower 1: 176m / 46 floors
Tower 2: 129m / 32 floors
Tower 3: 126m / 33 floors

It looks ordinary to be honest and you should really remove those flags and only hang them back up when u join the EU!
Will we ever hear a positive comment from you?

If only the people of Istanbul knew that one day their city would be full of skyscrapers rising like dick(s) on the Bosphorus :D

Will we ever hear a positive comment from you?
Yes, I'd love to have some of ur skyscrapers in Lisbon. I was just being honest, that shopping centre looks bland!

Quite normal: It was designed 2 decades ago (by Minoru Yamasaki)

It took so long to build it (the owner changed, construction works stopped, etc.)

But I've heard that it's like 10 times bigger than the famous mall in Lisbon :D

(8000cc Viper V-10)

And interior design is by Ayşe Cevahir who is the neice of the owner of this building.

Well, look at this: An anti-skyscraper public sentiment in Istanbul... I mean, this city was characterised by many travellers as "the Manhattan of the Minarets" in 1915 by National Geographic's writers due to the spectacle of its minarets by the sea back at the time... Tallness was ever present in Istanblue guys, so whatever the reactions, these were only futile attempts to avoid the inevitable...

I must say I would prefer the towers around the present design. On the other hand, if you click here (http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5365/unbenannt0qg.jpg) to see the satellite picture provided by www.sercan.de, you will see that the Sisli highrise complex and the mall are connected by a pedestrianised corridor, making it a unified area. Not bad al all...

Also @ Asim: Nice complex overall, and the colours inside are also nice, as for the elevating podium, well, the ones in "Star Wars" at the parliament of the democracy Coruscant are moving with anti-gravity. In terms of scientific progress we may be several decades behind this but Istanbul threw the idea on the floor and that's a start...

And guys, try photobucket for your linked pics, this is where I plan to switch tofor mine too...

PS. Although I like Ritz-Carlton, I mean, look here (http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=157370) to see why this analogy with the particular male part is justified as depicted in yet another beautiful picture taken by Kerem a.k.a."Wheels on fire".

BTW, does Kerem still ride a bike? :lol:

Cevahir Istanbul is declared the world's second largest mall to the Turkish press.

The towers could easily be in Dallas or Houston or something. If it wasn't for Istanblue, I could easily be tempted to believe that this is a north American project.

Gregory bro what's up, greetings from Milan :okay:

Kerem stopped riding his chopper after getting married I suppose :D

And yes, a corridor connects the complex with Sisli's towers - I wish Yamasaki's towers could also be added to them :(

Oh well...

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5365/unbenannt0qg.jpg

The towers could easily be in Dallas or Houston or something. If it wasn't for Istanblue, I could easily be tempted to believe that this is a north American project.

of the 1980s :D

personally I don't like that kind of huge american style malls, and I didn't like this one as well..but there is a fact: Size Matters! :D

well,there wasn't any skyscrapers in sisli 10 years ago...if the project had been a new project, it would have been allowed to build skyscrapers there...
now sisli has even a pretty skyline...

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3329/cevahir10vf.jpg

It blocks the view of the skyscrapers from this angle, damn :D

old pic (2002) from Çamlica hill
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6901/camlicadan92657ry.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=camlicadan92657ry.jpg)

It blocks the view of the skyscrapers from this angle, damn :D

lol..it was taken by me and that is why it blocks since im not a good photographer...

http://www.erik-nehring.de/parken/slides/skyscraper001.jpg

its better , i think

I like very much this mall (and the towers)... :eek:

It's true, the towers could be in Houston, Dallas or Charlotte and not miss a beat!

Guys, I checked it out: Cevahir Istanbul is indeed the world's second largest mall:

1) WEST EDMONTON MALL

Gross floor area: 500,000 m2

2) CEVAHIR ISTANBUL

Gross floor area: 420,000 m2
Available retail space: 348,300 m2

3) MALL OF AMERICA

Gross floor area: 390,000 m2
Available retail space: 230,000 m2

Quite normal: It was designed 2 decades ago (by Minoru Yamasaki)

It took so long to build it (the owner changed, construction works stopped, etc.)

2 decades ago? :eek2:

But I've heard that it's like 10 times bigger than the famous mall in Lisbon :D
(8000cc Viper V-10)
Which mall?
You could have updated the design anyway, being such a big and important mall/landmark the developers could have made an effort!

Guys with all due respect I don't see anything that "outdated" here...

...and although for other things I am a strong proponent of aesthetics, never forget that size is a classic and in this case...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Godzilla.jpg

Size Does Matter

Well done Istanblue... :)

worlds biggest tree :D
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b148/stormicy3/cev3.jpg

world biggest clock
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b148/stormicy3/cavm3.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b148/stormicy3/cev2.jpg

Sequoia National Park in USA have the world biggest tree ;)

it was a joke :D

but the clock is not a joke.

it was a joke :D

:laugh:

yup the clock is realy big!!

Cevahir is a strange and a fukin place :D After I was visited der,my legs were worn-out.I was extremely tired because It is bigger than dis.Those pics dont show the real.Cevahir Istanbul is a awsome place but If you think ur feets dont go der :P

BTW, I was surprised to find that the two biggest malls are now in China with retail space exceeding 500,000 square metres.

According to the following link, looks like Chine has taken over although Istanblue still has the lead in European malls, still coming second to the Edmonton mall as far as the western world is concerned.

However, chech this page. The Chinese are unbelievable...

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/amerst/Malls.htm

Thse chinese!!! Small people but they must always have the tallest, the biggest, the fastest etc.. Grrrrrr.. :D

it is really big

The mall was designed by Minoru Yamasaki (architect of WTC in NY) in the 1980s, but it took so long to build (construction works were stopped for many years) that the design looks a bit outdated today.

An alternative design by Yamasaki also included skyscrapers, but it was not selected due to the anti-skyscraper mood in Istanbul back in those years (i.e. the public hatred for Suzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton rising like a dick on the Bosphorus)

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2001/11/134389.jpg

Tower 1: 176m / 46 floors
Tower 2: 129m / 32 floors
Tower 3: 126m / 33 floors

Oh how did I missed this thread!? And I can't believe this proposal either. Can you believe they rejected it and then, the munipacility of Sisli constructed a 200m tower just next to the mall? And the other smaller Tatlici Towers, Sisli Elite Residence Tower and so.. Unbelievable.. :ohno: