Great World, formerly known as Great World City, is a mixed-used development consisting of a 6-storey
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 ...
, two 18-storey office towers and a 35-storey
serviced apartment
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tower in the
Central Area of
Singapore
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. Located between Kim Seng and Zion Roads, near
River Valley Road
River Valley is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. The planning area shares boundaries with Orchard in the north, Museum in the east, Tanglin in the west and Singapore River in the south.
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and Kim Seng Promenade, it was built on the former site of
Great World Amusement Park
The Great World Amusement Park () also known locally as "Tua Seh Kai" in Hokkien, was the second of three former amusement parks in Singapore, along with New World (established 1923) and Gay World (established 1936). It was established in 1929 an ...
.
The East Office Tower of Great World houses the Embassy of
Kazakhstan
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on the 9th floor of the building.
History
Great World City was completed in October 1997 as a redevelopment of the former Great World Amusement Park. When it first opened, it had an OG department store (closed in 2003), a
Golden Village
Golden Village is a cinema operator based in Singapore, fully owned by Orange Sky Golden Harvest of Hong Kong. It was initially set up as a 50:50 joint venture between Golden Harvest (predecessor of Orange Sky Golden Harvest) and Village Ro ...
cinema, a Food Junction food court, a Cold Storage supermarket and more than 130 specialty shops. The Golden Village cinema was the first to include a short-lived IMAX hall and Singapore's first premium cinema concept, Gold Class.
Renovation
In 2018, the mall underwent its first major renovation works in preparation for the opening of
Great World MRT station
Great World MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast MRT line, Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Located in River Valley, Singapore, River Valley, Singapore, the ...
and new developments in the vicinity, which were completed and officially reopened in late 2020. The renovation works include reconfiguring the interior layout, such as having "dual level retail pods" in one of its atriums, and widening the walkways to improve accessibility.
Food Junction was relocated to Level 3, taking up a portion of Amazonia's former space. Amazonia, an indoor playground for kids, also revamped during this period and reopened in Dec 2019. Japanese supermarket chain
Meidi-Ya
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opened in Basement 2, to complement the existing
Cold Storage supermarket in 2019. The mall remained open throughout the renovation works.
Great World MRT station
Great World MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast MRT line, Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Located in River Valley, Singapore, River Valley, Singapore, the ...
opened on 13 November 2022, giving the mall close access to an MRT station.
See also
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List of shopping malls in Singapore
This is a list of shopping malls in Singapore, sorted along their districts. As of August 2020, there are 171 malls on this list.
Some listed shopping malls here are also inclusive as a mixed-use development and or part of an neighbourhood plaza ...
*
List of restaurants in Singapore
This is a list of notable restaurants in Singapore.
Restaurants
* Les Amis
* Restaurant André
* Candlenut Kitchen
* Crystal Jade
* Din Tai Fung
* Pizza Hut
* McDonald’s
* KFC
* Jollibee
* Ippudo
* Jack's Place
* L'Atelier de Joël R ...
References
External links
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{{Singapore malls
Shopping malls in Singapore
Singapore River
1997 establishments in Singapore