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''Galeria Krakowska'' is a shopping mall in
Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
, located adjacent to the city's
main railway station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...
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Development

Galeria Krakowska has 270 specialty shops, cafés, and restaurants on three floors in two roof-covered shopping malls and three plazas. Galeria Krakowska has over of retail floor space, of offices, as well as parking for 1,400 cars (free for the first hour). It is part of an urban renewal project named ‘Nowe Miasto’ ( en, New City) where instead of building shopping centres in
greenfield land Greenfield land is a British English term referring to undeveloped land in an urban or rural area either used for agriculture or landscape design, or left to evolve naturally. These areas of land are usually agricultural or amenity properties ...
, the German project developer, ECE developed Galeria Krakowska in the busy inner city. Galeria Krakowska set new standards in architecture of shopping centers in Poland, and the development received the 2008 ICSC European Shopping Center Award in the category of "New Developments: Large".ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG website
, retrieved on 2009-12-30.


See also

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List of shopping malls in Poland The following is a list of shopping malls in Poland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Shopping Malls In Poland * Poland Shopping malls A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by departme ...


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External links


Galeria Krakowska official webpage
Shopping malls in Poland Buildings and structures in Kraków Tourist attractions in Kraków Shopping malls established in 2006 {{Mall-stub