The Olympia-Einkaufszentrum (OEZ) or Olympia shopping mall is a
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 ...
opened in 1972. It is located in the
Moosach district of
Munich
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,
Germany
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. The name comes from the simultaneous construction of the adjacent home of the press for the
Summer Olympics in 1972. In 1993–94, the shopping centre was extended and modernized by the Munich architects Hans Baumgarten and Curt O. Schaller.
Shops
The sales area of the OEZ, which belongs to the ECE Project Management, covers 56,000 m
2. There are around 135 shops spread across two floors, with three department stores, several major clothing chains, and many grocery stores, service outlets, restaurants and cafes.
Transport
The shopping centre is served by
Olympia-Einkaufszentrum station on the
Munich U-Bahn
The Munich U-Bahn (german: U-Bahn München) is an electric rail rapid transit network in Munich, Germany. The system began operation in 1971, and is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG; Munich Transport Company) ...
on lines
U1 and
U3, and has 2,400 parking spaces.
2016 shooting
On 22 July 2016, a shooting occurred at the mall. Ten people, including the shooter, were killed and 21 were injured.
References
External links
Olympia-Einkaufszentrum1973 video
Buildings and structures in Munich
Shopping malls established in 1972
Shopping malls in Germany
1972 establishments in West Germany
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