The Largest Mall in the World Equal to Around 50 Football Pitches

Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the UAE as well as in the world with a total area of 1,124,000 square metres including its Zabeel extensions and its Fashion Avenue covering 440,000 sq ft. This area also includes a 5 star premium hotel,
The Address Dubai Mall and a 14,000 undercover car parking area. This whole area is comparable to the size of around 50 football pitches. Internally the floor area is 5.9 million sq ft. out of which 3.77 million sq ft has 1200 retail stores, more than 200 food and beverage eateries and two anchor department stores.
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The Reel Cinemas of Dubai Mall Are Among the Largest Cinemas in the World

One of the well known Dubai Mall Facts is about the flagship Reel Cinemas located inside the Mall. Spread over 150,000 square ft, the movie hall is the largest cinema in the country and also features amongst the largest movie halls of the world.
The 26 screens with THX certified speakers can seat 2,800 people and provide an unforgettable and unique experience to its visitors. The screens showcase a large variety of movies from across the world in various languages.
The Dubai Mall Aquarium Is Credited to Be the World’s Biggest Indoor Aquarium

The aquarium has also been famed for its 48 meters walk-through Tunnel which provides 270-degree views from 11 metres below the surface of the tank where you can get a closer look at some of the spectacular marine creatures.
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Candylicious- The largest sweet shop is inside Dubai Mall

This one-of-its-kind confectionery store is like a wonderland for kids as they discover heaps of chocolates, piles of candies with some even dangling from trees and also from the top.
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The Dubai Mall has more than 1200 shops

There is the Fashion Avenue which houses more than 150 top international and national brands. You can shop in this mall for brands such as Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Chloe, Henry Jacques etc. A special mention would be Level Shoe District, a concept store selling footwear and accessories, spanning over 96,000 square feet where 250 designers have come together to showcase their products in 40 boutiques.
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Dubai Mall Gets Around 75 Million Visitors Every Year!

The footfall of this mall had been increasing by 15% year on year and has put the mall ahead of other famous malls of the world, namely the Bullring shopping center in Birmingham and Mall of America in Minnesota, US, both of which draw 40 million visitors every year.
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The Dubai Mall Is Equipped with a Parking Facility to Park 14,000 Cars

What more, the place offers free all day parking to all its visitors. This has made this fact find a place in the list of Dubai Mall facts.
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It’s Got A Guinness World Record Under Its Belt

The Dubai Mall has found its place in the Guinness World Record for having the largest shopping mall aquarium in the world containing 10 million litres of water and measuring 51 m long, 20 m wide and 11 m high.
It also holds the record for having the largest OLED screen in the world, measuring 7,639 sq. ft. and having the highest resolution and largest high-definition video wall in the world.
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There’s an Olympic Size Ice Rink in the Mall

The mall also has an Olympic sized ice skating rink, which is equipped to host any international skating or ice hockey competition-standard events. The rink is located on the ground floor but extends to the second floor as well. The ice rink in Dubai mall has a 1.5 inch thick ice bed, which is twice the proportions required for NHL standards and hosts the Emirates Hockey League games.
The rink has a seating capacity of 350 spectators and is also open to general visitors to enjoy or learn skating. There is a giant LED screen measuring 20 metres x 10 metres that has been placed at one end of the rink for the ease of viewing any ongoing sports or events.
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It's Not Only a Mall. It's a Destination in Itself

The Dubai Mall is not similar to any other mall where you only visit for shopping, dining and perhaps, catching a movie in a multiplex. Apart from having all these options in larger forms with more than 1200 outlets, 200 eateries and restaurants, and a 26 screen movie theatre, the mall also has many more attractions to add. The centrepiece of the mall is the largest shopping mall aquarium and underwater zoo that has found a place in the Guinness World Record.
Then there is an Olympic sized ice skating rink and a parking facility that can park 14,000 cars. The mall also has its luxury hotel with 250 rooms and has other attractions as well such as KidZania, an award-winning children’s ‘edutainment’ centre, colossal exhibit from the Late Jurassic Period, etc., making it a destination in itself.
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