With the rise of the suburb and automobile culture in the US, a new form of shopping mall was created away from city centers. The Country Club Plaza was opened in 1922 by National Department Stores about four miles (6.44 km) south of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The 55-acre site was the first shopping center in the world designed to accommodate shoppers arriving by car.
The concept of the enclosed mall was the brainchild of Austrian architect Victor Gruen who is believed to have modeled his concept on the inner city shopping district of Vienna.
Though he had pioneered shopping centers in Seattle (1950) and Detroit (1954), it was Gruen's 'roofed over' shopping center in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis which is considered the first shopping mall. Opened in 1956 as Southdale Centre, the mall was complete with shops, a school, an auditorium and a skating rink. Gruen designed the shopping center to challenge the "car-centric" America that was rising in the 1950s.
Malls peaked in America in the 1980s-1990s when many larger malls (more than 37,000 sq m in size) were built, attracting consumers from within a 32 km radius with their luxurious department stores.
The Mall of America opened its doors to the public in Bloomington, Minnesota, on August 11, 1992. When it opened, the complex held the title of largest shopping mall on earth. The sprawling complex comprises 530 stores spread out over 4.9 million square feet.
The Mall of America's 42 million annual visitors equal roughly eight times the population of the state of Minnesota.
The Mall of America doesn't have a central heating system. Instead, it uses the body heat of people inside it and sunlight, even in the winter.
No new malls were built in America between 2007 and 2012.
The biggest mall of all when measured in terms of gross leasable area is the New South China Mall, Dongguan, China, covering a floor area twenty times that of St Peter's in Rome, and well over twice of the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania, the biggest in the US.
The Dubai Mall was for a decade the world's largest mall by total area with over 12 million square feet. It is the 15th largest shopping mall in the world by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Downtown complex, which as well as 1,200 shops, also includes a zoo, a hotel complex and a theme park. In 2012 the Dubai Mall was the most visited shopping and leisure destination on earth, attracting over 65 million visitors.
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| Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri |
The concept of the enclosed mall was the brainchild of Austrian architect Victor Gruen who is believed to have modeled his concept on the inner city shopping district of Vienna.
Though he had pioneered shopping centers in Seattle (1950) and Detroit (1954), it was Gruen's 'roofed over' shopping center in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis which is considered the first shopping mall. Opened in 1956 as Southdale Centre, the mall was complete with shops, a school, an auditorium and a skating rink. Gruen designed the shopping center to challenge the "car-centric" America that was rising in the 1950s.
Malls peaked in America in the 1980s-1990s when many larger malls (more than 37,000 sq m in size) were built, attracting consumers from within a 32 km radius with their luxurious department stores.
The Mall of America opened its doors to the public in Bloomington, Minnesota, on August 11, 1992. When it opened, the complex held the title of largest shopping mall on earth. The sprawling complex comprises 530 stores spread out over 4.9 million square feet.
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| Mall of America |
The Mall of America doesn't have a central heating system. Instead, it uses the body heat of people inside it and sunlight, even in the winter.
No new malls were built in America between 2007 and 2012.
The biggest mall of all when measured in terms of gross leasable area is the New South China Mall, Dongguan, China, covering a floor area twenty times that of St Peter's in Rome, and well over twice of the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania, the biggest in the US.
The Dubai Mall was for a decade the world's largest mall by total area with over 12 million square feet. It is the 15th largest shopping mall in the world by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Downtown complex, which as well as 1,200 shops, also includes a zoo, a hotel complex and a theme park. In 2012 the Dubai Mall was the most visited shopping and leisure destination on earth, attracting over 65 million visitors.
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| Dubai Mall By Shahroozporia |
The Iran Mall is the largest shopping mall in the world. Located near Chitgar Lake in northwestern Tehran, Iran, it has a total retail floor area of 1,950,000 square metres (21,000,000 sq ft). The Iran Mall goes beyond just shopping, offering features like gardens, cultural centers, and even a giant library.
West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada, was the world's largest mall until 2004 and is still the largest mall in North America. The facility, which has more than 800 stores and services, employs almost 24,000 people.
Two of the world’s five largest shopping malls are in the Philippines. The other three are in China.
Shopping malls in 2017 accounted for 8% of retailing space in the United States.
West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada, was the world's largest mall until 2004 and is still the largest mall in North America. The facility, which has more than 800 stores and services, employs almost 24,000 people.
Two of the world’s five largest shopping malls are in the Philippines. The other three are in China.
Shopping malls in 2017 accounted for 8% of retailing space in the United States.
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