THE MALL OF ASIA
The SM Mall of Asia is a shopping mall that opened on May 21, 2006 (originally on August 30, 2005) and is the Philippines' largest mall, toppling its cousin, SM Megamall, and the third biggest mall in the world in terms of gross floor size. It is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, under the management of Henry Sy, a Filipino-Chinese business tycoon — regarded as one of the wealthiest men in Asia.
The Mall of Asia was constructed within the reclaimed lands west of Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City, aptly nicknamed "Bay City". It is built on 19.5 hectares of reclaimed land and has a gross floor area of 381,075 square meters. The mall is located at the southmost tip of EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue). A rotunda was constructed in the front of the mall with a huge bronze globe similar to Universal Studios. An Esplanade or walkway was constructed at the back of the mall where it served as the observation center for the world's first pyrotechnics competition, the World Pyro Olympics in December 2005.
The mall consists of four (4) buildings interconnected by walkways: the Main Mall, Entertainment Mall, and the North and South Carpark Buildings. One of its unique features is a 20-seater tram to make it easier for shoppers to go around.
The management’s priority is to make sure shoppers will not get lost inside the mall."Oh.. how thoughful.."
There will be two concierge desks—one in the Main Mall and another in the Entertainment Mall. Maps will be given out, and there will be signs aplenty.
The Main Mall will include shopping and dining establishments, the food court. The South Parking building will house the SM Department store and half of the 5,000 parking spaces while the North Parking building will include the SM Hypermarket, a spacious office space and more dining areas.
The mall’s newest attraction is the Pacifica Entertainment Plaza. Besides bowling and billiards facilities, the building will house 10 theaters, including a Director’s Club and the first ever
IMAX theater in the Philippines. The theater, named as the San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theater would also have the largest screen in the Philippines at 22 x 30 meters, similar to the height of an eight-storey building. The mall also features an Olympic sized skating rink and a science museum.
"wtf is a science museum doing in a mall?!?"
The mall also provides office space. Dell International Services, a subsidiary of Dell, Inc. occupies a 13,470.5-square meter area at the second floor of the north parking building of the mall.
-From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_Mall_of_Asia
you know what.. why make a mall this big when the philippines already has a mall in every major city. who would now see the beauty of the philippines when all they see is a big wall. a very huge wall of asia.
it's bigger than megamall, bigger than the new medical city, bigger than ateneo and, maybe, even bigger than camp crame.
wow..
and all the hype for a mall.
that's why the rich are getting rich.. who do you think buy all this crap.. none other than the masses.
i feel sorry for them. people could make a huge mall, but cannot even give these people a decent home.. if megamall wasn't enough.
person1: well.. megamall is kind of small.
person2: yes, i know, LET's MAKE THE THIRD BIGGEST MALL in the world.
person1: That's a great idea, i'll get the money..
person2: and i'll get the poor for the construction.
person1: yes.. right, they're cheaper..
person2: and we'll just use our subordinates to make the mall for us while we go on another working vacation..
person1: i'll pack my bags..
but who the hell am i to say these things.. i'll just let you decide.
you have a brain.
use it.