Piazza Samsun 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 ...
located on Çarşamba Caddesi in
Samsun, Turkey. It serves the
Samsun
Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun recorded a population of 710,000 people. The cit ...
area and is also the Central Black Sea's premier shopping Center and Largest Mall with 160 stores. Piazza Samsun was completed in 2013 by the Rönesans Development Group. The mall contains a 164 room Anemon Hotel on the south end of the structure.
The mall contains 160 stores and the anchor stores are
Media Markt
Media Markt is a German multinational chain of stores selling consumer electronics with over 1000 stores in Europe. With chain of stores Saturn it constitutes Media-Saturn Holding, owned by the retail company Ceconomy, which was demerged from ...
,
Migros (Turkey) and
Cinemaximum. The mall was designed by
Tabanlıoğlu Architects
Tabanlıoğlu Architects (Turkish: Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık) is an architectural firm based in Istanbul. The practice is led by Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Melkan Tabanlıoğlu and Özdem Gürsel.
Project list
Major projects, by year of completion and o ...
.
History
Piazza Samsun is the first large retail development by Rönesans Development Group. Construction started in October 2011 and took 16 months to complete. The mall opened to visitors in March 2013. The mall is the largest in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. The mall is 1,506,947 sf of which 700,000 sf is leasable area. Since the opening of the mall it has become the focal point of retail activity in
Samsun Province
Samsun Province ( tr, Samsun ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,252,693 (2010). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast on the ea ...
. The mall was constructed by Atalar Construction.
The mall cost 300 million TL to construct. Piazza hosts 13 million visitors annually and employs 2,500 people. Samsun Piazza was awarded the Honor Award in the 'Large Shopping Center' category by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in 2014.
Retail
Piazza hosts 160 domestic and foreign brands in total. Media Markt, 5M Migros, Zara, H&M, Decathlon, Cinemaximum, Lacoste, Hakimi, Starbucks, Tommy Hilfiger, Cook Shop, Macfit are among the tenants of the shopping center. Piazza also has a hotel, a multiplex cinema, and a 16,150 sf public outdoor terrace.
The mall is serviced by the Samsunspor Station of the
Samsun Tram
The Samsun Light Rail Transit System (Samsun Tramway) is a light rail transit system located in Samsun and Atakum, Turkey. The 36.5 km Samsun Tramway connects Ondokuz Mayıs University to Samsun Stadium. The system was constructed in three ...
. Piazza is strategically located on Çarşamba Caddesi to the east of Samsun's City Center.
Gallery
File:Piazza AVM Samsun uzaktan.jpg, Piazza Samsun Exterior
File:Samsun Piazza AVM iç (2).JPG, Piazza Interior and Escalators
References
External links
Piazza Samsun
{{Shopping centres in Turkey
Shopping malls in Turkey
Samsun
Shopping malls established in 2013