Wisma Merdeka is a shopping centre located in the city of
Kota Kinabalu
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Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
, Malaysia. It is one of the earliest shopping mall in the city, together with
Centre Point
Centre Point is a building in Central London, comprising a 34-storey tower; a 9-storey block to the east including shops, offices, retail units and maisonettes; and a linking block between the two at first-floor level. It occupies 101–103 ...
and
Karamunsing Complex
Karamunsing Complex is a shopping centre located in the city of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It is one of the earliest shopping mall in the city, together with Centre Point and Wisma Merdeka. The complex is mainly known for selling IT produc ...
.
Built in 1985, Wisma Merdeka was the first multi-storey shopping mall in the city with offices and parking bays. The mall was inspired by
Lucky Plaza
Lucky Plaza is a shopping centre located in Orchard in Singapore. Built by developer Far East Organization, Lucky Plaza was completed in 1981 and has proven to be one of the most successful shopping centres in Singapore.
History
Before Lucky ...
in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
and
Sungei Wang Plaza
Sungei Wang Plaza ( ms, Plaza Sungei Wang) is a strata title shopping centre in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The mall has an aggregate retail floor area approximately 800,000 square feet (sq. ft.) and key anchor tenant includes Gian ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
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where shopping was developing into an important part of the urban lifestyle. Shops had standard operating hours, there was more variety, it was air-conditioned and you could park your car in the building itself.
See also
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List of shopping malls in Malaysia
This is a list of shopping malls in Malaysia.
(Note: ÆON BiG, Billion, E-mart, Econsave, Giant, Mydin, KIPMall, Sunshine and Lotus's are categorised as hypermarkets and thus not listed in this article.)
Federal Territories Kuala Lumpur
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References
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Shopping malls in Sabah
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