Szinvapark is one of the two largest

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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 ...

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. It is situated in the

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, not far from its main rival, the

Miskolc Plaza Miskolc Plaza is one of the two largest shopping malls of Miskolc, Hungary. It stands in the city centre, though, unlike its main rival, the Szinvapark Szinvapark is one of the two largest shopping malls of Miskolc, Hungary. It is situated in ...

. The three-storey shopping centre opened on September 1, 2000 and is visited by 20,000 customers daily. On its area of 31,000 m² it hosts 70 businesses including

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and

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(Raiffeisen is also the owner of the mall complex). Hollywood Multiplex, the cinema of the mall was closed in 2007. Szinvapark was designed by József Viszlai; the construction lasted 15 months. The mall was originally planned to be called ''Ady Bridge Center'', since it stands right next to the Ady bridge. It got its current name after the stream

Szinva Szinva is a stream in northern Hungary, a tributary to the river Sajó. It originates in the Bükk Mountains. It is long, of which can be found the city of Miskolc, through which the stream flows from west to east. More than 70 bridges were buil ...

which flows through the city. The Szinvapark complex consists of two buildings on the two banks of the stream Szinva, connected by a glass-walled bridge – the one on the left side houses most of the mall, including the supermarket and the cinema, while the other building is mainly a

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, with the Media Markt store occupying the uppermost storey. Image:Szinvapark inside 1.jpg Image:Szinvapark inside 2.jpg Image:Szinvapark, glass bridge.jpg Image:Szinvapark glass bridge inside.jpg

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