Largest Shopping Malls in the World

[ikari]

I dont like malls too...

[Minato ku]

Originally Posted by railway stick

Here are a few impressions of the largest mall in Germany, called `Centro` in Oberhausen (Ruhrarea). It attracts millions of people, from Germany and the Netherlands, due to its location near The Netherlands. Often considered as the largest in Europe (?), I must say, shopping in Centro is pretty amazing.

Frow Wikipedia

"It is often claimed that CentrO is the largest shopping mall on the continent, but at approximately 70,000 m², it is not even the largest in the region."

[japanese001]

日本では大型ショッピングモール建設は法律で禁止になりました。

[SALAR2005]

thak you very much wait more

[Lydon]

Canal Walk Mall in Cape Town, South Africa is third largest in the country at 125 000m2 and currently being expanded to 144 000m2:





Sandton City (located in Sandton (Johannesburg)) is the second largest and is currently undergoing a huge overhaul with a 30 000m2 addition, bringing it to around 186 000m2, the recladding of the two existing towers on top of it and the building of the tallest building in Africa too:









Gateway Mall located in Durban is the biggest, currently at 166 000m2. It will be dethroned by Sandton City once it's done with its completion:



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Activities include the world's largest in-door climbing wall, a skate park designed by Tony Hawk, I-max theatres, a Wavehouse and much more.

Zonki'Zizwe mall, which will also be located in Johannesburg, is currently under construction and will be the largest at 200 000m2 when it is completed. Another mall in Durban, part of a huge development, should it be approved, will be even larger.

[xlchris]

Some masterplans for the Tilburg Mall. A large shopping mall in the southern part of the Netherlands with +/- 250 shops.

Some facts;
- +/- 80.000 - 100.000 m2 shopping space
- Space for cafe's and restaurants
- Space for fashion shows, art and other cultural things
- Hotel and more

It is still unkown if the shopping mall will be built. 70% of the people living in Tilburg wants it, but many people are afraid that the city center will lose shops.
Some people say there is no need to built such a big shopping mall in the southern part of NL, they say it should be built in the Randstad.
The Randstad is the western part of the Netherlands with cities like Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, Rotterdam, Haarlem and many other big cities.

[ggonza]

In Argentina, Unicenter is the biggest in the country (240.000 m2) and it's in the 10th biggest malls of South America. It's located on the north area of Buenos Aires. It's one of the most visited malls in the world with 26.000.000 visits per year (Buenos Aires population: 13.000.000)

[Lydon]

Oh and Canal Walk in Cape Town had something like 23 000 000 visitors last year in a city of around 4 000 000.

[iron_yuppy]

SM Megamall

Location: Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Year Opened: 1991
Gross Leasable Area: 3.6 million square feet

The mall occupies a land area of approximately 18 hectares and has a total floor area of an estimated 348,000 m², making it the third largest shopping mall in the country and seventh largest shopping mall in the world by area.

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SM Megamall by City of Mandaluyong, on Flickr

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SM Megamall by Manila Daily Photo, on Flickr

[jack_jones]

Bluewater - UK
Westfield London - UK

[davidwsk]

As of July 2012

Originally Posted by rizalhakim

The 15 largest shopping malls in the world
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/photos/10-l...342158497.html

1. New South China Mall -Dongguan, China
Gross Leasable Area (GLA) : 659,612 sqm

2. Golden Resources Mall -Beijing, China
Gross Leasable Area (GLA) : 557,419 sqm

3. SM City North EDSA -Quezon City, Philippines
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 482,878 sqm

4. 1 Utama - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 465,000 sqm

5. Central World - Bangkok, Thailand
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 429,500 sqm

6. Persian Gulf Complex - Shiraz, Iran
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 420,000 sqm

6 Mid Valley Megamall - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 420,000 sqm

6 Cehavir Mall - Istanbul, Turkey
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 420,000 sqm

9.Sunway Pyramid - Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 396,000 sqm

10. Mall of Asia - Pasay, Philippines
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 390,193 sqm

11. Jamuna Future Park - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 380,000 sqm

12. The Dubai Mall - Dubai, UAE
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 350,000 sqm

13. West Edmonton Mall - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 350,000 sqm

14. SM Megamall - Mandaluyong, Philippines
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 348,056 sqm

15. Berjaya Times Square - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 320,000 sqm

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[brick84]

I always thought the biggest was the Dubai Mall ...

[turangalia]

in the european countries, shopping habits have changed. people currently prefers now the human scale equipments.

[luisgustavo]

Originally Posted by Dequal

The Dubai Mall

The Dubai Mall is a large mall being built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Emaar Properties. The mall is a part of "Downtown Dubai." Developers claim it will be the largest mall in the world when completed. It is scheduled to open on 30 October 2008.

It will cover a total area of 12.1 million ft², with 10 - 15 individual smaller malls built inside it, consisting of 9 million ft² of shopping retail space (comprising of a total of 1200 stores). Featured attractions include the world's largest gold souk with 220 retailers; the 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m²) Fashion Island, with 70 flagship stores dedicated to haute couture as well as the Middle East's first Galeries Lafayette department store; one of the world's largest aquariums; an Olympic-sized ice skating rink; Oasis Fountain Waterfall; WaterFront Atrium; a view of the (soon to be completed in late 2009) world's tallest building, Burj Dubai. Other attractions include the region's first SEGA indoor theme park covering 76,000 sq ft (7,100 m²); a ; KidZania, a 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m²) children's 'edu-tainment' centre; a 22-screen cineplex; and The Grove, an indoor-outdoor streetscape with fully retractable roof.

Amazing¡

[Manila-X]

The only difference is between mega malls in China compared to that of The Philippines is the latter is more successful.

Unlike South China or Golden Resources, SM North and Mall Asia have large crowds, lots of stores, restaurants and entertainment areas and of course, lots of activities and good business.

[MrCitiesXl]

Chinese citizen in china doesn't have good purchasing power compared to the philipines

[ProdayuSlona]

MEGA Belaya Dacha mall in Russia is (edit:second biggest,Trafford centre in London is slightly bigger) biggest in Europe: total area is 300,000 square meters. Nothing surprising as shopping malls seem more popular in Russia than In Europe.

[Manila-X]

Originally Posted by MrCitiesXl

Chinese citizen in china doesn't have good purchasing power compared to the philipines

China's PPP is technically higher. But it's also if the majority of it's citizens can afford to buy the luxuries in life.

On the other hand, I find The Philippines more commercialized especially when it comes to branded goods.

Filipinos love shopping! I would not be surprised if shopping malls would click even if built at far flung locations.

[brick84]

Latest on Dubai mall?

[arthur2012 arthur20]

According to my research 1. New South China Mall 2. Golden Resources Mall 3. SM City North Edsa 4. 1 Utama 5. CentralWorld. I hope I can visit all those malls!