Istanbul Cevahir

Istanbul Cevahir

Interior of the Cevahir Shopping Mall
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°03′46″N 28°59′35″E / 41.06278°N 28.99306°E / 41.06278; 28.99306
Address	Büyükdere Cad. No. 22 Şişli, Istanbul
Opening date	15 October 2005; 18 years ago (15 October 2005)
Developer	Cevahirler Group
Management	Pradera Limited
Owner	St Martins Property Group Nurettin Kurt
No. of stores and services	343 shops 48 restaurants 12 cinemas 1 show stage 1 bowling hall 1 roller coaster
Total retail floor area	420,000 m2 (4,521,000 sq ft) total floor area; 110,000 m2 (1,184,000 sq ft) rentable retail area.
No. of floors	6
Parking	2,500 vehicles
Website	istanbulcevahir.com

The Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre (Turkish: İstanbul Cevahir Alışveriş Merkezi), also known as the Şişli Culture and Trade Centre (Şişli Kültür ve Ticaret Merkezi), is a modern shopping mall located on the Büyükdere Avenue in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey. Opened on 15 October 2005, Istanbul Cevahir was the largest shopping mall in Europe in terms of gross leasable area between 2005 and 2011, and is one of the largest in the world.^[1][2]

Structural specifications

Istanbul Cevahir was built on a 62,475 m² (672,000 sq ft) land plot^[3] at a cost of US$250 million. It has a total floor area of 420,000 m² (4,521,000 sq ft) and a gross leasable area of 110,000 m² (1,184,000 sq ft) for shops and restaurants.^[4] The six retail floors of the shopping centre house 343 shops (some of which are the first in Turkey to sell certain international brands); 34 fast food restaurants and 14 exclusive restaurants.

Other facilities include; a large stage for shows and other events, 12 cinemas (including a private theatre and a cinema for children), a bowling hall, a small roller coaster and several other entertainment facilities.

The building's 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft) glass roof carries the second biggest clock in the world, with three-metre (10 ft) high digits.^{[citation needed]}

The car park has an area of 71,000 m² (764,000 sq ft)^[3] and a capacity of 2,500 cars, spread on four floors.^[4]

Gallery

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  Cevahir mall Exterior
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  Cevahir mall Exterior
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  Cevahir mall Interior
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  Cevahir mall Interior
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  Cevahir mall Playground

See also

• List of shopping malls in Istanbul
• Some 100 pictures in gallery

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Istanbul Cevahir.

This page was last edited on 22 November 2023, at 09:43