THE DUBAI MALL
Dubai, UAE
Providing space to about 1,200 shops, the Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping mall based on its total area. With more than 630 retailers the mall was opened in November 2008. The entire complex comprises about 22 cinema screens, a luxury hotel with 250 rooms and more than 120 cafes and restaurants. Its three level parking space can accommodate over 14,000 vehicles. It’s a home to the world’s largest acrylic panel aquarium which weights a massive 245 tonnes. The Dubai Mall is titles as world’s most visited shopping and leisure destination – it showed a foot-fall of more than 65 million people in 2012. Other major attractions include the Ice Rink – a perfect place to hone your ice-skating skills; KidZania – a mini-city that is made for and run by children; and SEGA Republic – a 76,000 square feet indoor theme park where people can enjoy over 150 games including SEGA’s iconic ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’.
- Developed by EMAAR Properties
- Opened in November 2008
- Total floor area: 5.9 million square feet
- Key Features:
Every 10 minutes a new movie start at the mall’s Reel Cinemas which has 22 screens
Home to the world’s largest sweet shop “Candylicious,” covering an area of about10,000 square feet
Houses SEGA Republic – a 76,000 square feet indoor theme park
