Suria KLCC
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| Location | Petronas Twin Towers KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Opening date | May 1998 |
| Developer | KLCC Property Holdings Berhad |
| Management | Suria KLCC Sdn. Bhd. |
| Owner | KLCCP Holdings Berhad 60%, CBRE Global Investors 40% |
| Total retail floor area | 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 6 |
Suria KLCC is Malaysia's premier shopping centre, located at the base of the Petronas Twin Towers in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. It has shops on 6 floors, with anchor tenants Isetan, Parkson Grand, Cold Storage Supermarket, Tanjong Golden Village, Signature's Level 2 Food Court and Marks and Spencer. "Suria" is a native Malay word derived from Sanskrit "surya", meaning "sunshine".
It houses mostly luxury and fashionable shops such as Aigner, Alfred Dunhill, Bally, Brioni, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Chopard, Coach, DKNY, Emilio Pucci, Emporio Armani, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fendi, Frank Muller, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Jimmy Choo, Karen Millen, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Moschino, Paul Smith, Piaget, Prada, Rolex, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stuart Weitzman, Tod's and Versace. There are also cafes, restaurants, a 12 screen cinema, a concert hall, an art gallery, and a Science Discovery Centre.
Accessibility
Suria KLCC is accessible by a direct metro link from KL Sentral with the Kelana Jaya Line to KLCC LRT Station. It is also accessible from three major roads - Jalan Ampang, Jalan P. Ramlee, and Jalan Kia Peng. It also has a dedicated taxi rank, bus stop, and over 5000 parking spaces under roof. It is connected to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via KL Sentral.
Anchors of Suria KLCC
Isetan
The Japanese departmental store company Isetan has a branch in Suria KLCC. It is one of the anchor tenants of Suria KLCC, taking up a vertical space of five floors equal to the height of Suria. The department store is frequented by Japanese, Korean, Singaporean tourists as well as local shoppers for the assorted types of goods and brands. Luxury goods and designer wear labels such as Dior, Celine, DKNY, Calvin Klein and Polo Ralph Lauren has store-in-store flagships within Isetan.
Parkson
Parkson is a locally incorporated multinational retailer. It features mainly middle to high-end collections, by both foreign and renowned-local fashion designers. Sisley, United Colours of Benetton, Timberland and Pierre Cardin are among the brands retailed. It sells a range of European-made handbag collections.
Kinokuniya
The Japanese bookstore Kinokuniya has a large branch in Suria KLCC. It occupies two floors and faces the pool outside Suria KLCC. It incorporates the usual functions of a book store and also features a cafe. It sells books mainly in English, Chinese and also some Malay ones, reflective of Malaysia's multicultural diversity.
TGV Cinemas
The Tanjong Village Cinemas is the largest TGV multiplex in Kuala Lumpur with 12 screens, 2400 seats, and THX certified halls. A first for the Malaysian film exhibition industry. It is located on the third floor.
Marks & Spencer
The British-based retailer's flagship store is located on the Ramlee mall section. Marks & Spencer KLCC sells its full-clothing line including children-wear here. It also sells delectable cookies, tea and other British staples.
Cold Storage Supermarket
Residing on Park Mall (Concourse) level. It serves as a quality supermarket selling foreign-imported daily staples and provisions. It has dedicated sections for wine and cold meat.
External links
Media related to Suria KLCC at Wikimedia Commons