Largest Mall in the World- Dubai Mall

Dubai added one more shopping mall to its ever growing list of world class entertainment cum shopping malls when it opened doors to Dubai Mall this week very close to the tallest building in the World Burj Dubai. Some of the Mall's attractions are simply awesome and bound to increase the visitor traffic to Dubai in the days to come.

• Total indoor floor space of 5.9 million square feet, with a massive 3.77 million square feet as the gross leasable area


• Of the proposed 1,200 stores, nearly 600 opened on Tuesday with a further 300 stores set to open by the end of the year


• The Grove is an indoor-outdoor area with a fully retractable roof for an open-air shopping experience.


• The aquarium holds 33,000 animals including 36 tiger sharks and three giant groupers that weigh around 200 kilos each.


• The aquarium holds 10 million litres of water and has won a Guinness record for the world's largest 270 Degree acrylic walking panel, which measures 32.8 metres by 8.3 metres.


• An Olympic-sized ice rink at 60 metres by 30 metres that can hold 1,000 skaters at one time and has seating for 350 spectators.


• There is also a 440,000 square feet Fashion Avenue area devoted to high-end fashion and some leading brands


• The world's largest indoor gold souq, with 220 stores


• Dubai's biggest food court, with 40 outlets.

The mall is expected to get huge amount of visitors in the first year and is no doubt going to be the biggest attraction for Dubai along with Burj Dubai for all the residents and visitors.

But where is the money to spend for in all these high end malls with the ever increase in cost of living in Dubai is the question uppermost in the minds of some expat residents and might be just a window shopping for time pass!

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