World Greatest Mall's

Shopping Mall	Year Opened	GLA            Square feet (Square meters)	Total Area Square feet (Square meters)	Stores	Comments
South China Mall Dongguan, China	2005	7.1-million (660,000)	9.6-million (892,000)	1,500	The world's largest shopping mall in early 2006 arrayed six separate themed areas. Recent visitors report that most retail spaces are vacant.  Official site.
Jin Yuan(Golden Resources Shopping Mall) Beijing, China	2004	6.0-million (560,000)	7.3-million (680,000)	1,000+	Also known as the "Great Mall of China," this mega-mall has 6 floors and is located near the Fourth Ring Road, west of Beijing.
SM Mall of Asia Pasay City, Philippines	2006	4.2-million (386,000)*			The largest mall in the Philippines is four buildings connected by walkways. It features several cinemas and movie theaters, an ice skating rink, and Science Discovery Center. Official Site.
Dubai Mall Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2008	3.8-million (350,000)	5.9-million (550,000)	1,200	Part of a much larger upscale entertainment and lifestyle center featuring KidZania, a 22-screen Cineplex, 5-star hotel, walk-through aquarium, indoor theme park, ice skating rink, and food court. Official site.
West Edmonton Mall Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	1981	3.8-million (350,000)	5.3-million (490,000)	800	Largest shopping mall in North America; includes indoor wave pool, amusement areas, hotel, restaurants; 20,000 parking spaces. Official site.
Cevahir Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey	2005	3.8-million (348,000)	4.5-million (420,000)	280	Apparently the largest shopping mall in Europe; has six floors, cinemas, roller coaster, and theater.  Official site
SM City North Edsa Quezon City, Philippines	1985	3.6-million (332,000)*		900	Has five floors, 12 digital movies theaters, and a 200-shop Cyberzone; an IMAX theater planned to open in early 2009. Official site.
SM Megamall Mandaluyong City Philippines	1991	3.6-million (332,000)*		600	Has a bowling center, ice skating rink, 12 movie theaters, and convention halls. One source credits the mall with 200 restaurants. Official site.
Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2005	3.4-million (320,000)	7.5-million (700,000)	1,000+	Includes 45 restaurants, a theme park, and 3D Digi IMAX theater.  Official site.
Beijing Mall Beijing, China	2005	3.4-million (320,000)	4.7-million (440,000)	600	Has 4 levels of shopping with interior residences; located near Fifth Ring Road, southeast of Beijing.
Eastwood Mall Complex Youngstown, Ohio, USA	1969	3.2-million (297,000)		161	Official site
Zhengjia Plaza(Grandview Mall) Guangzhou, China	2005	3.0-million (280,000)	4.5-million (420,000)		Enclosed in a complex that includes a 48-story hotel and 30-story office building.  Official Site.
SM City Cebu Cebu City, Philippines	1991	2.9-million (267,000)			Official Site
King of Prussia Mall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	1962	2.8-million (260,000)		327	Created by connecting together three adjacent malls, managed by a single company.  Official site.
Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota, USA	1992	2.8-million (260,000)	4.2-million (390,000)	520	Largest shopping mall in the United States (by total area); includes a theme park, entertainment district on the 4th floor, and aquarium.  Official site.
South Coast Plaza Costa Mesa, California, USA	1967	2.7-million (250,000)		280	Official site
Millcreek Mall Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	1975	2.6-million (242,000)		142	Official site
Central Commercial Santafe Bogota, Columbia	2006	2.7-million (250,000)		485	Enclosed mall on three floors has six themed plazas; largest in Columbia.  Official site.
Central World Plaza Bangkok, Thailand	2006	2.6-million (244,000)		500+	21-screen cinemas, bowling lanes, and restaurants; also a convention center (not included in the GLA). Official site.
Aricanduva Mall Sao Paulo, Brazil	1991	2.6-million (242,000)	3.7-million (342,000)	535	Largest mall in Brazil; part of a complex of 3 shopping malls with a total area of 11.8-million sq ft.  Official site.
Chia Tai Square Shanghai, Jiangsu, China	2005	2.6-million (240,000)			News releases in late 2005 touted it as "Asia's biggest shopping mall," but  several other Asian malls appear to be considerably larger.
Dongfang Xin Tiandi(Oriental Plaza) Foshan, Guangdong, China		2.5-million (230,000)	8.6-million (800,000)		No details available.
Siam Paragon Bangkok, Thailand	2005	2.5-million (230,000)	4.1-million (380,000)		Official site.  Additional site.
Del Amo Fashion Center Los Angeles, California, USA	1975	2.5-million (230,000)		300	Del Amo straddles several blocks in the city of Torrence, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Official site.
Grand Canyon Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	2003	2.5-million (230,000)		10	Official site not found

These are the biggest and badest malls for my travling shoppers, the official site is up for you to see if that mall is were u wanna be

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