The Dubai Mall is the world's largest shopping mall based on total area and fifth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops. Access to the mall is provided via Doha Street, rebuilt as a double-decker road in April 2009.
The Dubai Mall has recorded a visitor turn-out of more than 60,000 tickets sold for the Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre in the first five days, following its opening.The Dubai Mall hosted over 37 million visitors in 2009, and attracts more than 750,000 visitors every week. while in 2010 it hosted 47 million, and saw footfall increase by around 27 percent over 2009, despite the economic crisis. Over 12 million sq ft (equivalent in size to more than 50 football pitches), the Dubai Mall has a total internal floor area of 5.9 million square feet (55 ha) and leasable space of 3.77 million square feet.
SEGA Republic, a 76,000 sq ft (7,100 m2) indoor theme park, was opened on 21 August 2009. Visitors can enjoy over 150 amusement games; The Redemption Zone hosts one of the region's largest selection of redemption games as well as a huge selection of winnable merchandise for all ages. It is a park that is mainly dedicated to SEGA's icon Sonic the Hedgehog. The entrance to Sega Republic is located on the second floor of The Dubai Mall
Dressed for the part... we went to the Dubai Mall ~ OMG! A 440,000 square feet Fashion Avenue with 1400 shops and with the world's largest collection of fashion brands under one roof, The Dubai Mall is set to become the next fashion capital of the world!! They say Dubai is TOMORROW LAND! and that is so true, spectacular almost futuristic gorgeous looking is this dazzling city, there in NO city in the world like it!! Everything is shiny, gold leafed, with precious gem stones bedazzeled, the money is all over the city!! This is a play area for the wealthy rich!! Nothing is below 5 STAR, nothing, not even the toilets in the mall....
Of course this mall has to beat some records, OK China has bigger shopping malls, but...
Inside this spectacular mall is a record-breaking most magnificent aquarium featuring the largest acrylic panel, bigger than the one at Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa. The aquarium features around 33,000 fishes and sea animals of 85 species. Just inside the mall....
This mall is just AMAZING!! You get totally lost! So huge, so glamorous, so pretty, so bling bling, you NEED to go there when you come to Dubai!! They have restaurants, cinemas, entertainment, all the luxurious brands in the world, every floor has its own theme from electronics, to toys, to shoes, to clothing. Think about something and they SELL it there!! And good prices, since Dubai shopping is TAX FREE!! So I am a happy camper with my new NIKON D300s ~ a real beauty!!
I will keep you from telling how we had run from side to side to find the camera store we had seen the night before, because this mall is so gigantic and since we didn't have much time left anymore before departing to the dessert it was quite a hectic morning, but we succeeded to buy everything we wanted...
Now off to the dessert.... we are all 4 very excited to see what our adventure will be!!
But I will tell you about that tomorrow!
This week is crazy for me, since I am a room mom at school we had to prepare for Halloween crafts, some parties to go to like a 40th Birthday party for my friend Candice, a wedding to attend from my other friend Olimpia, some Halloween parties and book club meetings... it is just a crazy week!! So no time to blog or do anything else....
Dressed for the part... we went to the Dubai Mall ~ OMG! A 440,000 square feet Fashion Avenue with 1400 shops and with the world's largest collection of fashion brands under one roof, The Dubai Mall is set to become the next fashion capital of the world!! They say Dubai is TOMORROW LAND! and that is so true, spectacular almost futuristic gorgeous looking is this dazzling city, there in NO city in the world like it!! Everything is shiny, gold leafed, with precious gem stones bedazzeled, the money is all over the city!! This is a play area for the wealthy rich!! Nothing is below 5 STAR, nothing, not even the toilets in the mall....
Of course this mall has to beat some records, OK China has bigger shopping malls, but...
Inside this spectacular mall is a record-breaking most magnificent aquarium featuring the largest acrylic panel, bigger than the one at Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa. The aquarium features around 33,000 fishes and sea animals of 85 species. Just inside the mall....
This mall is just AMAZING!! You get totally lost! So huge, so glamorous, so pretty, so bling bling, you NEED to go there when you come to Dubai!! They have restaurants, cinemas, entertainment, all the luxurious brands in the world, every floor has its own theme from electronics, to toys, to shoes, to clothing. Think about something and they SELL it there!! And good prices, since Dubai shopping is TAX FREE!! So I am a happy camper with my new NIKON D300s ~ a real beauty!!
I will keep you from telling how we had run from side to side to find the camera store we had seen the night before, because this mall is so gigantic and since we didn't have much time left anymore before departing to the dessert it was quite a hectic morning, but we succeeded to buy everything we wanted...
Now off to the dessert.... we are all 4 very excited to see what our adventure will be!!
But I will tell you about that tomorrow!
This week is crazy for me, since I am a room mom at school we had to prepare for Halloween crafts, some parties to go to like a 40th Birthday party for my friend Candice, a wedding to attend from my other friend Olimpia, some Halloween parties and book club meetings... it is just a crazy week!! So no time to blog or do anything else....
