Metrocity

Metrocity, opened on April 30, 2003, is a modern shopping mall in the finance and business quarter of 1. Levent in Istanbul, Turkey, with a direct connection to 1. Levent subway station.

The complex is comprised of a shopping mall and 3 towers which rise above it: a 27-floor office tower on Büyükdere Avenue (31 floors when counted from the Zincirlikuyu level at the opposite side) [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=metrocitymillennium1-istanbul-turkey Emporis: Metrocity Tower 1] ] , and two residential towers, each having 31 floors (35 floors from Zincirlikuyu level) [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=metrocitymillennium2-istanbul-turkey Emporis: Metrocity Tower 2] ] [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=metrocitymillennium3-istanbul-turkey Emporis: Metrocity Tower 3] ] .

Metrocity features 140 stores offering international and domestic labels, variety of restaurants and cafeterias on 4 floors with a covered area of 60,000 m². There is a MMM Migros supermarket, a department store and a strong food court. The complex’s parking lot has a capacity of 2,500 cars.

The unique architectural concept of the shopping center’s roof covering made out of Teflon coated fiberglass fabric, first application of this size ever used over a shopping mall, gives the visitors the feeling of shopping under the daylight. Easy access within the complex is provided by 3 panoramic, 5 elevators and 36 escalators.

Address:Büyükdere Cad. No:1711. Levent 34330 İstanbul

References

* From the Grand Bazaar to the modern shopping centers in Turkey. Turkish Council of Shopping Centers & Retailers (AMPD)

ee also

* List of shopping malls in Istanbul

External links

* [http://www.metrocity.com.tr/ Metrocity Official Website]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=metrocity-istanbul Emporis Buildings Database: Metrocity]