Sunway Pyramid 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 in
Bandar Sunway,
Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
which was developed by
Sunway Group.
History
The shopping mall was opened in July 1997. It underwent expansions in 2007 and then later again in 2015.
Architecture
Malaysia's first themed shopping and entertainment mall was constructed and designed in the
Egyptian revival architectural style. The designs include a giant lion statue in the main entrance, several Pharaoh statues and two domes, known as the Orange and Blue atrium, which represents the
Sun God Ra and the
Great Nile river respectively.
Integrated with attractions and amenities, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall is a crown jewel that serves all, providing a unique shopping adventure for visitors from around the world with 360º immersive retail experience complete with more than 1,000 specialty shops throughout the mall ranging from international fashion and local retail, dining, entertainment brands, beauty, jewellery, timepieces, music, videos, gifts, souvenirs, leathers, books, pharmacies, electrical products, home furnishing, wellness to one-stop IT centre, sports and lifestyle, gadgets, toys and much more with the area of .
The mall consists of several shopping precincts, which are Fashion Central, Oasis Boulevard, Asian Avenue and Marrakesh.
Mall zones
*Asian Avenue
*Oasis Boulevard
*Fashion Central
*Marrakesh
*Orange Zone
*Blue Zone
*Green Zone
*Red Zone
*The Link
Access
Rail
The mall is connected to the
Sunway Lagoon BRT station by a pedestrian bridge and is nearby
Setia Jaya station
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or
USJ 7 station
USJ 7 station is an integrated transit station located at USJ 7, Subang Jaya, Selangor. USJ 7 is served by the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and the BRT Sunway Line
The BRT Sunway Line is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line that is part of the Klang ...
.
Rail connection to
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (Subang Skypark) is also possible through the via
Subang Jaya station
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The mall and its surrounding areas were previously served by
Sunway Monorail
The Sunway Monorail, alternately SunTrek 2000 was a Malaysian monorail system that operated within the vicinity of Sunway City, Subang Jaya, Selangor, west from the country's capital city, Kuala Lumpur. The system included a single looped line wi ...
, which operated between the year 2000 until 2007.
RapidKL buses
Sunway Pyramid is accessible via the following
rapidKL
Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...
buses and is located at the entrance of the newly expanded Sunway Pyramid.
*: Pearl Point - Subang Parade via Jalan Klang Lama - Pearl Point
*: Sunway Pyramid - Jalan Batu Tiga Lama,
Klang - Sunway Pyramid
*:
Pasar Seni LRT - Mid Valley Megamall - USJ 8 Subang Jaya via Persiaran Kewajipan -
Pasar Seni LRT
*:
Pasar Seni LRT - USJ 8 Subang Jaya via Subang Parade - Desa Mentari
*:
Kelana Jaya LRT - Sunway Pyramid - Subang Parade -
Kelana Jaya LRT
Car
In 2007, a dedicated ramp from
NPE to the mall's car park was constructed and is located in front of the mall. The intersection of the
Kuala Lumpur–Port Klang highway and
LDP lies nearby to the mall, along with an interchange with
KESAS . The parking lot can accommodate 10,000 cars. The parking lot uses a ticketless and cashless parking system
Sunway Smart ParkingSunway Pyramid parking rate.
Gallery
File:Sunway Pyramid Main Facade.jpg, Sunway Pyramid Main Facade
File:Sunway Pyramid Lion Head Entrance 2.jpg, Sunway Pyramid Lion Head Entrance
File:Sunway Pyramid Orange Entrance.jpg, Sunway Pyramid Orange Entrance
File:Sunway Pyramid Orange Atrium.jpg, Sunway Pyramid Orange Atrium
File:SW Sunway Pyramid iceskate.jpg, Red zone area
File:Sunway Pyramid Ice.jpg, Sunway Pyramid ice rink
An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water and/or an artificial sheet of ice created using hardened chemicals where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The ...
File:New Pantai Expressway Sunway section.jpg, Ramp to Sunway Pyramid mall
See also
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Egyptian Revival
Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt. It is attributed generally to the public awareness of ancient Egyptian monuments generated by Napoleon's conquest of Egypt and Admiral Nelson's defeat ...
*
Sunway University
Sunway University is a private university in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It has a 10 hectare (24 acre) campus comprising academic and residential blocks adjacent to the Sunway Lagoon theme park.
It offers undergraduat ...
*
Sunway Lagoon
Notes
References
{{Shopping malls in Malaysia
1997 establishments in Malaysia
Shopping malls in Selangor
Shopping malls established in 1997
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Subang Jaya
Sunway Group