Emporium Mall ( ur, ) is a

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located in

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southwest of

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. The 11-storey mall is spread over 2.7 million square feet and is home to over 200 stores and a five-star hotel. Opened in 2016, it is the third largest mall in Pakistan after the

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and

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(Under construction) in

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and also one of the largest shopping malls of the world by gross leasable area. The Mall is managed by the

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. According to the mall's website, their daily estimated visitors are 44 thousand people.

History

The mall's architecture was developed by AHR Architects, an international architectural firm and AHR Ali Naqvi Architects Local Architectural Firm. Emporium Mall is located in Johar Town northeast of

and is home to over 200 stores including Hyperstar supermarket, Universal Cinemas, and a five-star hotel. In late 2012 or early 2013, Aedas was appointed to design the mall's architecture with cinemas, food courts, a hotel, retail space and wedding facilities, with construction expected to start in March 2013. The construction started in March 2013 with the cost of approximately rupees 25 billion (US$238.43 million). The site or project is owned by Nishat Group, with structural engineers Mushtaq and Bilal. The mall opened to the public on 29 June 2016. Even before opening, Hyperstar by

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was already opened, nearly about six month before. . In 2017, Emporium Mall became the second-largest mall after the construction of

and now Emporium Mall became third-largest mall after construction of

. Emporium Mall is also one of the largest shopping malls of the world by gross leasable area. Emporium Mall is home to over 200 International and local brands. It also includes Universal Cinemas, Hyperstar supermarket and a large

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Architecture

Emporium Mall is a thirteen-story building including nearly three-story

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s underneath the mall, with capacity to hold 2000 cars. Emporium Mall has an area of , about three-fifths as big as

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, or about half as big as

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. The mall is nearly

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, with a rectangular

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. More than 200 international and local stores are arranged along 5 levels of pedestrian walkways.

Attraction

Emporium Mall is home to over 200 International and local brands. It includes a nine screen multiplex cinema and Pakistan's largest cinema called Universal Cinemas. It also contains a large food court with a sitting area that accommodates 3000 people. Other features include Fun Factory Park (kids play area), The Bounce, banquet halls, restaurants, eateries, a large hypermarket named Hyperstar (

) and a 110-Room five star hotel. The mall also uses solar panels for back-up power.

Incidents

* On 3 January 2018, Muhammad Usman, a 19-year-old electrician, died during repair work. He was trying to repair electric wires on the fourth floor when the ceiling collapsed on him. He sustained severe electric shocks and fell on the second floor from the top.

Gallery

File:Emporium Mall.jpg, Emporium Mall File:Food Court, Emporium Mall.jpg, View of the food court on the third floor. File:The Boulevard, Emporium Mall, Lahore.jpg, The Boulevard, situated on the third floor on the west side of the mall. File:View of pedestrian walkway in Emporium Mall.jpg, View of one of the pedestrian walkways in the mall.

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