The Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre ( tr, İstanbul Cevahir Alışveriş Merkezi), also known as the Şişli Culture and Trade Centre (), is a modern
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
located on the
Büyükdere Avenue in the
Şişli
Şişli () is one of the 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south. In 2009, Şi ...
district of
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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. Opened on 15 October 2005, Istanbul Cevahir was the largest shopping mall in
Europe
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in terms of
gross leasable area
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between 2005 and 2011, and is one of the largest in the world.
Structural specifications
Istanbul Cevahir was built on a land plot
at a cost of US$250 million. It has a total floor area of and a
gross leasable area
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of for
shops and
restaurant
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...
s.
The six retail floors of the shopping centre house 343 shops (some of which are the first in Turkey to sell certain international brands); 34
fast food
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restaurants and 14 exclusive restaurants.
Other facilities include; a large stage for shows and other events, 12
cinemas
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(including a private theatre and a cinema for children), a
bowling
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hall, a small
roller coaster
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and several other entertainment facilities.
The building's glass roof carries the
second biggest clock in the world, with three-metre (10 ft) high digits.
The car park has an area of
and a capacity of 2,500 cars, spread on four floors.
Gallery
File:Cevahir mall 2649.jpg, Cevahir mall Exterior
File:Cevahir mall 2630.jpg, Cevahir mall Exterior
File:Cevahir mall 2653.jpg, Cevahir mall Interior
File:Cevahir mall 7416.jpg, Cevahir mall Interior
File:Cevahir mall 2717.jpg, Cevahir mall Playground
See also
*
List of shopping malls in Istanbul
This is a list of notable historical and modern shopping malls in Istanbul, Turkey.
Historical
* Grand Bazaar (1461), Fatih
* Egyptian Bazaar (1660), Fatih
Modern
GLA = Gross leasable area
*Akasya, Üsküdar, GLA
* Akmerkez (1993), Etile ...
Some 100 pictures in gallery
References
{{Minoru Yamasaki
Shopping malls in Istanbul
Şişli
Shopping malls established in 2005
2005 establishments in Turkey
Minoru Yamasaki buildings
St Martins Property Group
Istanbul Central Business District