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Today, the Aviapark shopping and entertainment center opened in Moscow, becoming the largest megamall in Europe. Who did he overtake - in the RBC Real Estate selection
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In Moscow on Friday, November 28, the largest megamall in Europe, the Aviapark shopping and entertainment complex, opened. Its total area is 390 thousand square meters. m, which corresponds to the size of 36 football fields, and the rentable area is 230 thousand square meters. m.
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The investors in the shopping complex were the son of Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg, Igor Rotenberg, and co-founder of Amma Development, Mikhail Zaits. Amma Development (the developer of the project) also includes former top managers of IKEA/MEGA Property Russia, who created the Mega shopping center chain. The general contractor is the Turkish company Renaissance Construction.
Aviapark has become the fifth Moscow shopping center in the top ten largest megamalls in Europe. In addition to Russian shopping centers, two Spanish and British malls, as well as one Austrian, were included in the RBC Real Estate rating. The buildings are ranked by the size of the area available for retail and entertainment venues.
10th place
"Mega Teply Stan"
Moscow/Moscow region, Russia
Opening year: 2002
Rented area for shops and entertainment venues: 158 thousand sq. m. m
Number of stores: 208
Photo: Natalya Ilyukhina / Lori Photobank
The Mega Teply Stan complex became the first shopping center of the Mega chain in Russia. The oldest mall in Moscow will be reconstructed by 2018. About this in September 2014. Armin Michaeli, General Director of IKEA Shopping Centers Russia, said at a tenants’ conference. He also reported that all Mega stores in Russia in the 2014 financial year (from September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014) were visited by 270 million people.
9
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"Golden Babylon Rostokino"
Moscow, Russia
Opening year: 2009
Rentable area: 170 thousand sq. m. m
Number of stores: 450
Photo: TASS / Sharifulin Valery
In 2009 Several large shopping centers with an area of more than 200 thousand square meters opened in Moscow. m. With a difference of several months, “Golden Babylon” in Rostokin (Patero Development), “Metropolis” on “Voikovskaya” with 209 thousand sq. m. entered the market. m (Capital Partners) and "Gorod" in Lefortovo for 240 thousand sq. m. m.
The shopping center "Golden Babylon Rostokino" is located inside the Moscow Ring Road along Mira Avenue. For some time, the complex was considered the largest shopping area in Europe, located within the city, and not outside it, like most other malls in this rating. Today the shopping center includes more than 450 boutiques and shops, 40 cafes and restaurants, three floors of parking for 4.8 thousand cars.
8
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"Mega Khimki"
Moscow/Moscow region, Russia
Opening year: 2004
Rentable area: 175 thousand sq. m. m
Number of stores: 214
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The first store of the Swedish furniture giant IKEA in Russia opened in Khimki in 2000. Later, in 2004, the Mega Khimki shopping center was built on its basis, which at that time became the largest shopping complex in the country.
Today, the Mega Khimki shopping center has more than 200 stores. The parking lot is designed for 8.7 thousand cars. 5 million people live within the transport accessibility zone of the shopping center.
7
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Westfield Stratford City
London, Great Britain
Opening year: 2011
Rentable area: 176 thousand sq. m. m
Number of stores: 340
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Westfield Stratford City is located next to the Olympic Park in London. The shopping center is part of a large multifunctional development project called Stratford City: athletes and guests of the 2012 Olympics were settled here, and now apartments and offices are sold in these buildings.
About 80% of the shopping center's visitors reach it by public transport. Among the anchor (largest) tenants are British brands Marks & Spencer, John Lewis and the Waitrose grocery supermarket. The shopping center has an Aspers casino, open 24 hours a day, as well as a Vue cinema with 17 halls.
4.3 million people live in the shopping center’s transport coverage area. 35 million people visit Westfield Stratford City every year.
6th place
Shopping City Sud
Vienna, Austria
Opening year: 1976
Rentable area: 192 thousand sq. m. m
Number of stores: 330
Shopping City Sud is one of the oldest megamalls in Europe. The concept of a “market city” in Vienna was started by entrepreneur Hans Dusik in the 1970s. Before the advent of SCS, the Fesendorf area was an agricultural suburb. In 1977 the first IKEA furniture store in Central Europe opened in SCS, as well as the Novotel hotel (in 1998, Novotel was replaced by another chain - Ramada).
In 2012 A large-scale reconstruction was carried out in the shopping complex, into which 100 million euros were invested. Today, there are 330 stores under the roof of the complex.
5
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MetroCentre
Gateshead (Newcastle), UK
Opening year: 1986
Rentable area: 194 thousand sq. m. m
Number of stores: 340
Until the 1980s this area in Newcastle was considered an industrial area (the region was the center of the 19th century Industrial Revolution). The last major facility was the power plant, which closed in the late 1970s. Then the land and old industrial buildings were purchased for 100 thousand pounds by the Church of England. Until now, 10% of the shopping center, which was built in 1986, belongs to this organization.
MetroCentre is aimed not only at residents of Gateshead, but also at buyers from neighboring areas of the north-east coast of England. The mall went through several stages of reconstruction in the 2000s. Today, in addition to 340 shopping pavilions, the MetroCentre also houses the metrOasis amusement park and the Metro Retail Park wholesale market.
4
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Marineda City + Marineda Plaza
La Coruña, Spain
Opening year: 2010-2011
Rentable area: 197 thousand sq. m. m + 101 thousand sq. m
Number of stores: 190
The Marineda City shopping and entertainment center could be called the largest in Europe if it were not divided into two separate parts. The first stage of Marineda City with a leasable area of 197 thousand sq. m. m was built in 2010. The second stage of Marineda Plaza (101 thousand sq. m) - in 2011. Both complexes are located far from each other and do not have a common roof, therefore they are assessed in this rating as separate shopping centers.
In addition to boutiques and a food court, the emphasis in this mall is on entertainment and relaxation. There is bowling, mini golf, cinemas, playgrounds, and go-karting. The complex houses a business center and a four-star Carris hotel with 113 rooms. About 15 million people visit Marineda City every year.
3
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Puerto Venice
Zaragoza, Spain
Year of opening: 2007 (second stage - in 2012)
Rentable area: 207 thousand sq. m. m
Number of stores: 200
The marketing of Puerto Venecia is based on the definition of "Spain's First Shopping Resort". A few minutes' drive away is the Plaza Imperial hotel complex, integrated into the transport infrastructure of the shopping center. The resort store itself is located halfway between Madrid and Barcelona. Both cities are an hour away by high-speed AVE train.
Puerto Venecia's management company estimates that it attracts 20 million visitors a year. Under the roof of the shopping center on six levels there are more than 200 stores of international and Spanish brands, as well as numerous restaurants, recreation areas, a multiplex cinema and a surfing facility. The architectural dominant of the shopping district is an artificial lake with an area of 7.5 thousand square meters. m, on which visitors can sail on boats.
2
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Shopping center "Mega Belaya Dacha"
Moscow/Moscow region, Russia
Opening year: 2006
Rentable area: 222 thousand sq. m. m
Among all the largest shopping centers on the planet, we can distinguish both the largest in the world and the largest in Europe; we also know about the largest shopping center in Russia. A visit to any of them becomes an event.
Top huge stores
The top huge stores in the world include shopping centers with an impressive retail space. Golden Resources Mall is recognized as one of the largest. Its opening took place in 2004 in China. For about two years from its founding, this huge store was considered the largest in the world. The retail area is almost five hundred fifty-seven thousand square meters. Unfortunately, this shopping center is not doing well. Due to high prices for the average resident of the country, the number of visitors actually turned out to be less than planned by more than half. However, Golden Resources Mall is today called the "Great Mall of China".New South China Mall is a shopping center located in China, in the city of Dongguan. It was opened back in 2005, but to this day it suffers from a lack of visitors. For this, New South China Mall received a second name - “the largest ghost of a shopping center.” The size of the retail space of this giant center is amazing; this figure is almost six hundred and sixty thousand square meters. Only one percent of its area is used; the rest of the center space is empty halls. The world's largest shopping center is divided into seven zones, each stylized as one of the countries.
Among the largest stores in the world is a shopping center built in Thailand in 1990. We're talking about CentralWorld. Its retail area is almost four hundred and thirty thousand square meters. In 2006, another large shopping center began operating with a retail area of more than three hundred and ninety square meters. For convenience, visitors have the opportunity to move around its area using twenty-seater vehicles. We're talking about SM Mall of Asia. This center is also famous for the fact that it houses a cinema that shows films on the largest screen on the planet. Dubai Mall - shopping center in Dubai. Its sales area is three hundred and fifty thousand square meters. It is not only among the top huge stores, but is the highest shopping center in the world.
West Edmonton Mall has been operating in Canada since 1981. This shopping center is known for having the largest amusement park on Earth. Its parking is designed for twenty thousand cars. In the European part of Istanbul there is another one of the largest shopping centers in the world - Istanbul Cevahir. Kuala Lampur boasts such a huge store as Berjaya Times Square, and Bangkok has the Siam Paragon shopping center.
The largest shopping centers in Europe
In terms of size, shopping centers in Europe are significantly inferior to the giant stores in the Asian region. Despite this, the size of their retail space is amazing. Among the largest European shopping centers is Westfield Stratford City in the capital of England. Its retail area is one hundred and seventy thousand square meters. This is quite a bit by world standards, however, by European standards it is an impressive size.
Berlin can also boast of having a huge store - this is Kaufhaus des Westens. Its area is forty-three thousand square meters. Spanish shopaholics consider the huge Puerto Venecia shopping center to be a paradise. It is located in the city of Zaragoza.
The largest shopping centers in Russia
In Russia, especially over the last decade, several large shopping centers have opened that can compete with similar European stores. One of them is the Vegas shopping center, located in the Russian capital. In 2011, he won the nomination for the title of the largest shopping center in Europe. Its retail area is one hundred thirty-four thousand square meters.It is not surprising that several of the largest stores in Russia are located and operate in Moscow. In addition to the Vegas shopping center, these are “Rio”, “Mega White Dacha” in Kotelniki, “Afimall City”, “Gagarinsky”, “European”, “Golden Babylon”, etc.
There are also several shopping centers in Kazan - the Suvar-Plaza shopping center, the XL Kazan complex and Koltso. In Nizhny Novgorod, the largest stores are the Etazhi shopping center, the Golden Mile shopping center, and the Respublika shopping center. In Rostov-on-Don, shopping lovers can make purchases in such major shopping centers as Horizon, Astore Plaza and Mega. The largest Russian shopping centers were also built in Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar and Omsk.
The largest shopping center in the world today
As you know, many of the largest shopping centers on the planet are located in the Asian region. The largest in the world is no exception. Its name is New Century Global Center. The giant was opened in 2013 in the Chinese city of Chengdu, having built it in just a year.
The retail area of this eighteen-story store is approximately equal to the area of a country such as Monaco. Its unusual feature is that throughout the day, all rooms of the building are illuminated by artificial sun.
But on the most expensive streets in the world, according to the website, there are few large stores. There are more cozy branded retail outlets there.
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