It used to be Central and Eastern Europe's largest shopping mall, though now there exist larger ones, e.g. Centrum Manufaktura in Lodz, Poland [total area of 27 hectares (2,900,000 sq ft)].
The mall was opened on 12 November 1999.
Facts
Client: TriGranit Development Corporation (joint venture of TrizecHahn Corporation and Granit Polus RA)
Site area: 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2)
Total building area: 2,000,000 square feet (186,000 m2)
Layout:
535,000 square feet (49,700 m2) retail entertainment
225,000 square feet (20,900 m2) offices
170,000 square feet (15,800 m2) Hilton International Hotel
240,000 square feet (22,300 m2) open space – rooftop garden/park
Special features: accessible by subway, train, bus and tram
Awards: 2001 First in Retail, Prix d’Excellence, International Real Estate Federation, Paris | 