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Ayalon Mall ( he, קניון איילון, ''Kanyon Ayalon'') is a mall in
Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and man ...
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Tel Aviv District
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Israel
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History
Opened in July 1985, Ayalon Mall was the first mall in Israel to have a large shopping complex outside the city centre with a parking lot surrounding it. Ayalon Mall is also notable for its owner,
David Azrieli
David Joshua Azrieli, ( he, דוד יהושע עזריאלי; 10 May 1922 – 9 July 2014) was an Israeli-Canadian real estate tycoon, developer, designer, architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion as of ...
, inventing the word for "mall" in Hebrew for this mall, "kanyon".
In addition, Ayalon Mall is the place of the first
McDonald's
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location in
Israel
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, which opened there in 1993.
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The mall was originally one story tall, but in 2006 an extension which contains a second floor with cinemas above some of the mall was built. A second extension in 2015 added many shops and restaurants.
The mall is built near the Ramat Gan Stadium
Ramat Gan Stadium ( he, אצטדיון רמת גן, ''Itztadion Ramat Gan'') is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. It served as the national stadium of Israel until 2014.
Overview
Completed in 1951 and serving ...
and Bnei Brak Railway Station Bnei may refer to:
Places
* Bnei Atarot, moshav in Central District
* Bnei Atzmon, Israeli settlement
* Bnei Ayish, town in Central District
* Bnei Brak, city in Tel Aviv District
* Bnei Darom, moshav in Central District
* Bnei Dror, moshav in Cen ...
. The mall contains international stores such as Zara, and Aldo, in addition to Israeli chains such as Castro, Fox
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, and Honigman.
New additions
In July 2006, a partial new two-story wing was added, which included a new 15 screen movie theatre, "Yes Planet" (sponsored by the Israeli satellite company Yes), and some fast food restaurants. The new theatre replaced the old approximately 10-year-old one which had only 4 screens. The old cinema was replaced with about 10 new stores.
In mid 2014, the construction of the second floor extension had begun, and in April 2015 the construction was completed. The second floor extension contains addition of several more international stores, such as American Eagle
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, H&M, Desigual
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and Forever 21.
See also
* Azrieli Center
Azrieli Center ( he, מֶרְכָּז עַזְרִיאֵלִי; ''Merkaz Azrieli'') is a complex of skyscrapers in Tel Aviv. At the base of the center lies a large shopping mall. The center was originally designed by Israeli-American archite ...
* Ramat Gan Stadium
Ramat Gan Stadium ( he, אצטדיון רמת גן, ''Itztadion Ramat Gan'') is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. It served as the national stadium of Israel until 2014.
Overview
Completed in 1951 and serving ...
* List of shopping malls in Israel
The following is a list of shopping malls in Israel.
In Israel, use of the word ''kanyon'' is a play on the words "kana", which means "to buy", and "henyon", which means "parking space" (due to the large amount of parking spaces near the mall), ...
References
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Shopping malls in Israel
Buildings and structures in Ramat Gan
1985 establishments in Israel