Iulius Town Timișoara (until 2019 Openville Timișoara) is the name of a

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and

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located in

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

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. Owned by the –Atterbury Europe consortium, the project was conceived from the beginning to integrate Iulius Mall, now completed with office, retail and entertainment functions. The mixed project includes, in addition to the shopping area, a park, event rooms, offices, a health center, a cinema and over 4,000 parking spaces. Over 442 million euros were invested in the first phase of the project, partially inaugurated in August 2019, being one of the largest infusions of private capital in the

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sector ever made in Romania. The estimated annual traffic for Iulius Town is over 20 million visitors.

Iulius Mall

Iulius Mall Timișoara, the second mall within the Iulius national network, was inaugurated on 20 October 2005, following an initial investment of 45 million euros. It was developed on a site that hosted antennas mounted in the 1940s and that remained undervalued in the early 2000s. was founded in 1991 by Iulian Dascălu, and the company currently owns three other malls in

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and

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. At the time of its inauguration, Iulius Mall Timișoara was the first mall in western Romania. In 2005, Iulius Mall Timișoara had a

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of 31,000 m², which was then expanded to 73,000 m² in 2009 and over 120,000 m² in 2019. The mall has: 4,070

parking space A parking space, parking place or parking spot is a location that is designated for parking, either paved or unpaved. It can be in a parking garage, in a parking lot or on a city street. The space may be delineated by road surface markings. ...

s, 450 stores, including a 11,500-square-meter

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hypermarket, a 12-screen Cinema City cinema, a 2,500-seat

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, full-service

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s, bars and

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s, a semi-Olympic

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and largest

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in Romania (over 3,400 m²), a

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and

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(during the winter season), a

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and billiard hall, a

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, indoor playgrounds and play areas,

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s, police offices (vehicle registration and passport services) and a

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. After the extensions, it is the largest mall outside

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and the third largest in Romania, after

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and

Băneasa Shopping City Băneasa Shopping City is a shopping center in the north of Bucharest, Romania, opened on 18 April 2008. Located in the Băneasa neighborhood of Sector 1, it is part of the Băneasa Developments owned by convicted crimimaAurel and Radu Timofte. ...

Iulius Gardens

Iulius Gardens have an area of 5.5 ha, being the largest suspended park in Romania. The park involved an investment of 8.7 million euros and was carried out by a team of specialists from

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and

. Arranged above the underground car park in the complex, the green space integrates 10,000 shrubs and 1,400 large trees. Iulius Gardens also include an 800-square-meter lake, a multi-storey Venetian

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for children, a

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, promenades and plazas for outdoor events and fairs.

United Business Center

Iulius Town includes in the first stage of development over 100,000 m² of

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in four buildings, employing about 13,000 people. The first three buildings are operational, with tenants including multinational IT, automotive and

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companies. The fourth office building, under construction, will be the tallest building in Romania. United Business Center 0 will include 52,000 m² of office space, a 3,000-square-meter medical hub, restaurants, shops and a conference center.

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Iulius Mall

Iulius Gardens

United Business Center

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