Obchodní centrum Letňany, also known as OC Letňany is a

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located in the Letňany district of

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, Czech Republic. With 130 shops and an area of , it is the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic. The complex was described by ''

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'' in 2001 as "one of the best malls in the city". According to OC Letňany's marketing manager, over 10 million customers visited the shopping centre in 2008.

History

OC Letňany became the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic in 2006, when its third phase of construction increased its area from to .

Tenants

One of the principal stores at OC Letňany is

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, which opened on the site in 1999. The store was remodelled in 2014, with its floor space decreasing from 11,000 to 8,000 square metres, owing to a new division between clothing and other products. A Cinema City

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, a babysitting service, and two indoor ice rinks, open throughout the year, are also located within the mall. Letnany's

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features a wide variety of international options including Thai, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Indian, French and Czech cuisine. In 2011, plans were announced for a McDonald's as well as a

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to be added to the mall's facilities.

Transport

The centre is served by a free bus service from the Letňany metro station on Prague Metro's Line C. Prior to the line C extension in 2008, the centre was served with regular buses from the Nádraží Holešovice metro station. Bus stop ''Tupolevova'' is also located in close proximity to the mall, with local bus services.

References

External links

Official website
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History

Tenants

Transport

See also

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