Gateway Theatre of Shopping
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Gateway Theatre of Shopping or Gateway is the 8th largest shopping center in the southern hemisphere and largest in Africa.[1] It is located on Umhlanga Ridge in Umhlanga, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Construction commenced on 3 March 1998 and it officially opened during September 2001 with an area of 130,000 sq. metres.
The mall sees more than 1.30 million visitors coming through its doors per month.[2]
The center was modeled on the Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall centres and was developed by Old Mutual Properties.
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[edit] Features
Gateway has 18 movie theatres, an IMAX theatre, a playhouse called the Barnyard Theatre, more than sixty restaurants, more than 300 stores, the Wave House, an arcade and theme park called Fantasy Forest, a 4000 sq. metre skate park designed by Tony Hawk, the highest indoor climbing rock in the world, a Nissan 4x4 track and a science theme park.[3]
[edit] Expansion
Since its opening, Gateway has expanded and the gross building area now covers more than 166,000 sq. metres.
[edit] References
- ^ "< List of shopping centres in Australia, Wikipedia, 9 September 2008". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shopping_centres_in_Australia_by_size<.
- ^ "< eThekwini Online". http://www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/Tourism_and_Leisure/shopping/shoppingcentres/gatewa<.
- ^ "< Zulu Kingdom tourism site". http://sugarcoast.kzn.org.za/sugarcoast/about/59.xml<.
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Coordinates: 29°43′32″S 31°04′00″E / 29.725589°S 31.066547°E
