West Edmonton Mall or Who has the Largest

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

Sorry to burst your bubble but Edmonton doesnt even have the worlds largest mall anymore . Beijing's Golden Resources Shopping Mall, opened in October 2004, is the world's largest. And this year an even bigger one is opening in United Arab Emirates. And Berjaya Times Square is Malasia is also bigger then West Ed so i guess you guys have to settle for 4th. Oh yeah and GO Flames Go.

It never was the "worlds" largest, only the largest in north america.. but I hear they are planning on building one in the US that is even bigger.

Steve

[Tarolisol]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

It never was the "worlds" largest, only the largest in north america.. but I hear they are planning on building one in the US that is even bigger.

Steve

Actully it held the title of worlds largest for nearly 20 years.

[TheReefGeek]

I dont think there is any larger mall outside of North America

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

Actully it held the title of worlds largest for nearly 20 years.

Considering the Oriental Plaza was built in the 70's and has a total area of 800 000 m^2 I would say you are wrong.. I was a Edmontonian for most of my life and I am just as big of a chest thumper as any other Albertan and I will be moving back when I retire but lets keep our chest thumping backed with facts.. and yes this means Calgarians cannot talk about wanting a professional hockey team anymore

Steve

[TheReefGeek]

I beg to differ! West Ed is the largest mall in the world, unless the Dubai mall is actually completed larger in 2008.

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref..._edmonton_mall

[Tarolisol]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

Considering the Oriental Plaza was built in the 70's and has a total area of 800 000 m^2 I would say you are wrong.. I was a Edmontonian for most of my life and I am just as big of a chest thumper as any other Albertan and I will be moving back when I retire but lets keep our chest thumping backed with facts.. and yes this means Calgarians cannot talk about wanting a professional hockey team anymore

Steve

All my info was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall so i do have facts. Now your the only one thumping his chest.

Heres also some more facts for you http://www.easternct.edu/depts/amerst/Malls.htm

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

All my info was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall so i do have facts. Now your the only one thumping his chest.

Heres also some more facts for you http://www.easternct.edu/depts/amerst/Malls.htm

your own links showes orental plaza as being bigger. west ed, 5.3 milion square feet total area, Orental plazza 8.6 million square feet total area.

Steve

[Tarolisol]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

your own links showes orental plaza as being bigger. west ed, 5.3 milion square feet total area, Orental plazza 8.6 million square feet total area.

Steve

I never said the oriental plaza wasnt bigger. I said west edmonton mall was the worlds largest for nearly 20 years, since oriental plaza was opened in 2000. May be we should use facts here.http://www.wcities.com/en/record/229...78/record.html
And Oriental plaza is almost half office space as well as residential housing.

And this doesnt look like a building that was built in the 70s

[Skimmerking]

Man Doug its good to see that your thread stay on it's topic. You were right thou...

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

I never said the oriental plaza wasnt bigger. I said west edmonton mall was the worlds largest for nearly 20 years, since oriental plaza was opened in 2000. May be we should use facts here.http://www.wcities.com/en/record/229...78/record.html
And Oriental plaza is almost half office space as well as residential housing.

And this doesnt look like a building that was built in the 70s

weird as after an hour trying to find out when it opened I found 1970.. oh well guess the internet isn't that good. but I do remember when I was working building stage 3 of west ed talk of a bigger mall, I will try remember but maybe it was a lie.

Steve