Sunway Pyramid
 Front facade of Sunway Pyramid shopping mall |
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| Location | Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Opening date | Phase 1 in July 1997, Phase 2 in Sept 2007 |
| No. of stores and services | 800+ |
| Total retail floor area | 396,000 m² |
| Parking | 3,800+ cars[1] |
| No. of floors | 5 |
Sunway Pyramid is a distinctive retail landmark located in the heart of Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya. It was opened in July 1997 as Malaysia's first themed shopping and entertainment mall.
One of the mall's most easily recognised designs is the Egyptian-inspired Pyramid with a lion "standing guard" at the entrance. The rest of the building is embellished in the monumental style, complete with pseudo-hieroglyphics decorating facades, along with numerous Pharonic statuaries.
Sunway Pyramid is also one of the only shopping malls in Malaysia to have an indoor ice skating rink.
A monorail station connected to the Kuala Lumpur Monorail was originally planned to be built there. Construction began in early 2006, but was stopped and as of 2007 demolition is being considered.
The new wing of Sunway Pyramid, called the Pyramid 2 (or P-2), was opened in 2007. It is open to newer retailers such as Jusco, Giant, Harvey Norman and so on. There is also a new section in P-2 called Marrakesh, named after the place in Morocco. Expansion of the parking area to nearly 8 floors makes this place popular with tourists, local and foreign alike. It is also plays host to many exclusive boutiques.
Its gross floor area of are totals 4,276,945 square feet (396,000 m²)[2]. Sunway Piramid it is one of the largest shopping centres in Malaysia.
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[edit] Connection via rapidKL buses
Sunway Pyramid is accessible via the following rapidKL buses & it is located at the entrance of the newly expanded Sunway Pyramid.
- U62: Sunway Pyramid - Jalan Batu Tiga Lama, Klang - Sunway Pyramid
- U63: Pasaramakota - USJ 8 Subang Jaya via Persiaran Kewajipan - Pasaramakota
- U67: Pasaramakota - USJ 8 Subang Jaya via Subang Parade - Pasaramakota
- U76: KL Sentral - Subang Parade via Jalan Klang Lama - KL Sentral
- U623: Kelana Jaya LRT - Sunway Pyramid - Subang Parade - Kelana Jaya LRT
| Route | Origin | Via | Destination | Connecting To |
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| U62 | Sunway Pyramid | New Pantai Expressway (NPE) - Kompleks 3C - Sek Sri Kuala Lumpur - Persiaran Kewajipan - Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya (SDMCSJ) - Jalan Kemajuan Subang - Bangunan IBM Mesiniaga - Carrefour Subang Jaya - Subang Parade (near Subang Jaya KTM Komuter) - Section SS 19 Subang Jaya - Lebuhraya Persekutuan - Batu Tiga Toll Plaza - Batu Tiga KTM Komuter - Carlsberg, Persiaran Selangor - Simpang Persiaran Sultan, Shah Alam - Simpang Persiaran Kayangan / Jalan Padang Jawa - Sungai Rasau Toll Plaza - Simpang Bandar Baru Klang - Simpang Persiaran Rajawali, Berkeley Garden, Klang - Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim - Jalan Batu Tiga Lama | Jalan Batu Tiga Lama, Klang | U601, E4 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Imah, Fich (2012-01-13). "Details of Sunway Piramid Shopping Mall". Sunwayreit. http://www.sunwayreit.com/port_retails_pyramid.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ Imah, Fich (2012-01-13). "Details of Sunway Piramid Shopping Mall". Sunwayreit. http://www.sunwayreit.com/port_retails_pyramid.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
