Berjaya Times Square
.jpg) Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur, as seen at the Jalan Pudu-Jalan Imbi crossroad. | |
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| Location | Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Opening date | October 2003 |
| Developer | Berjaya Group |
| Management | Berjaya Group |
| Owner | Berjaya Group |
| No. of stores and services | 1,000+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3, (Cold Storage, Borders Group and Golden Screen Cinemas) |
| Total retail floor area | 700,000 m² |
| No. of floors | 13 (mall area) |
Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur is a twin tower complex containing a shopping centre and five-star hotel located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in October 2003 by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad. Both towers are 203 metres (666 ft) tall, with 48 floors.[1]
It is currently the seventh largest building in the world and has also been tagged as the "world's largest building ever built in a single phase", with 7.5 million square feet (700,000 m²) of built up floor area.[2] This building consists of shopping mall, business office and leisure centre with 1000 retail shops, 1200 luxury service suites, 65 food outlets and entertainment attractions such as Berjaya Times Square Theme Park and GSC MAXX (formerly IMAX) 2D & 3D theatre.[3] In April 2005, Borders Group opened its first franchise store here which was the largest Borders store in the world at the time. However due to the 2010 economic downturn it has since been downsized into a smaller operation called Borders Express.[4]
The Kuala Lumpur Monorail's Imbi station is linked to the building by a footbridge.
History
Originally, the land belonged to the millionaire and philanthropist Cheong Yoke Choy before World War II. His bungalow stood there until the entire parcel of land was purchased by Berjaya Group Tan Sri Vincent Tan for the development of the current Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur.[5]
See also
- Penang Times Square
- List of the world's largest shopping malls
- List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
References
Silver Kris Magazine, August 2009- National Day Edition
- ^ "Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Center". Asia Travel. October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 02, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "VINCI Construction Grands: Berjaya Times Square". VINCI Construction. Retrieved March 02, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Asia Rooms: Berjaya Times Square". AsiaRooms.com. October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 02, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Alternative to reading". The Star. December 18, 2005. Retrieved March 02, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Berjaya Times Square – World's Largest Shopping Mall Building". Burj. September 06, 2010. Retrieved March 02, 2012.
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