World's Biggest Shopping Mall To Open In Dubai

Source: Bernama, World
Date: March 25, 2008 16:48 PM

World's Biggest Shopping Mall To Open In Dubai

BERLIN, March 25 (Bernama) -- The biggest shopping centre in the world is being built in Dubai, beside the Burj Dubai skyscraper and is due to open in early September."The Dubai Mall will have about 1 million square metres of space," Emirates news agency (WAM) quoted Rene Hingst of Dubai Tourism, as saying at the recent ITB travel fair in Berlin.There will be about 1,200 shops, an ice-rink and an aquarium, according to the real estate company behind the venture, Hingst said.On completion, the Burj Dubai will be highest building in the world according to the DPA report.In addition to offices and private apartments, the building will also house the first hotel laid out by Italian fashion designer Georgio Armani which is due to open in 2009.Tourists, who do not plan on staying in the hotel, will also be able to visit the building. There will be special tours with the highlight a trip to the tower's viewing platform, which according to Hingst, will be the highest in the world.At the moment, the tower has over 165 floors and will have a few more before it is finished.The building's total height will be more than 700 metres.-- BERNAMA