Montevideo Shopping Center is the first

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that opened in

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. It is located in the neighborhood

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, on the border with

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, right in front of the

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The mall

Opened in 1985 and later expanded, it has 181 shops on three levels; parking place for 2051 vehicles on six levels. It was created by Estudio Gómez Platero, López Rey Estudio Gómez Platero, with the intervention of the engineer

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in the original brick structure. The original idea for the mall came from the accountant Luis Eugenio Lecueder. The seagull design was made by cartoonist Gabriel Odera. The mall is managed by the Estudio Luis E. Lecueder (which in turn is owned along with the

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, Tres Cruces Shopping,

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, Salto Shopping Terminal, Mercedes Terminal Shopping, Colonia Shopping and the Paysandú Terminal Shopping). The complex receives around 1,400,000 visitors per month, and has been expanded 21 times. Montevideo Shopping has been the landing place for several international brands that have arrive in the country, such as

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(1991), Zara (1999),

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(2014),

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(2018), H&M (2018).

Image gallery

File:Montevideo Shopping interior.jpg, An escalator well in the mall File:Alrededores de Montevideo Shopping y Edificio World Trade Center Montevideo - panoramio.jpg, Rear facade next to the

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File:World Tride Center Uruguay.jpg, Sign at a Montevideo Shopping mall's entrance

References

External links

Official website

Estudio Gomez Platero website

Estudio Luis E. Lecueder website
Buceo {{Uruguay-struct-stub Shopping malls established in 1985 Shopping malls in Montevideo 1985 establishments in Uruguay