Miskolc Plaza is one of the two largest
shopping mall
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s of
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
,
Hungary
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. It stands in the
city centre
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, though, unlike its main rival, the
Szinvapark
Szinvapark is one of the two largest shopping malls of Miskolc, Hungary. It is situated in the city centre, not far from its main rival, the Miskolc Plaza.
The three-storey shopping centre opened on September 1, 2000 and is visited by 20,000 cu ...
mall, not on ''Széchenyi Street'' (the most important street in the city centre). Until Szinvapark was built, Miskolc Plaza was the only large shopping mall in Miskolc, and its cinema was the only multiplex cinema in the city.
Miskolc Plaza was built by Dutch-based Plaza Centers, as the 9th of its sixteen malls in Hungary. The shopping center was opened on June 13, 2000. Its full area is 35,351 m². The area rentable for businesses is 14,964 m² it hosts 103 businesses.
The mall complex consists of three buildings connected by bridges. Building A is a two-storey building, hosting most of the shops around a large central hall. Building B hosts the cinema and some smaller shops, its ground storey is occupied by a car park and five smaller shops opening to the street. Building C is a three-storey car park.
The car park accommodates 500 cars.
The mall had 8 million visitors in the first year after its opening.
Image:Miskolc Plaza building 1.jpg, The building
Image:Miskolc Plaza entrance 1.jpg, One of the entrances
Image:Miskolc Plaza inside 2.jpg, Inside
Sources
PlazaCenters.hu
External links
Miskolc Plaza official siteHungarian
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Shopping malls in Hungary
Buildings and structures in Miskolc
Tourist attractions in Miskolc
Shopping malls established in 2000