A shopping mall is a one-stop Mecca for all of our desires, and all under one roof. You can get cookware alongside computer parts, and then walk down a couple of stores to pick up a cd or movie and then pop by your favorite clothing store to pick up that sweater that you just have to have. Since shopping centers have become like our second home, architects have sought to build some centers bigger than others and to include some pretty impressive attributes like roller coasters and water parks.
South China Mall, in Dongguan, China which opened in 2005, is now the largest shopping center in the world totaling at 9.6 million square feet and includes over 1500 stores, however it is soon to be eclipsed by two bigger projects in the works to rival this mall.
Golden Resources Shopping Mall in Beijing, China is in the second spot located near the fourth ring road and measuring at 7.3 million dollars with six levels of fun and merchandise in over 1000 + stores.
West Edmonton Mall, Canada used to be the largest shopping center in the world, however it still holds a place on this list at number three since its opening in 1981 measuring 5.3 million square feet with 800 stores and fun to be had at the indoor pool, amusement park, hotel, restaurants and over 20,000 parking spaces.\
Beijing Mall in Beijing, China is 4.7 million square feet with over 600 stores to choose from and four levels of shopping with interior residences.
South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California is the largest shopping mall in the United States and has over 280 stores that one can find any number of assorted goodies in.
Africanduva Mall in Sao Paulo, Brazil is the largest mall in Brazil and measures at 3.7 million square feet with over 535 stores and is part of a complex of 3 shopping centers.
Mall of America, Bloomington, Minn holds the all-American dream of the largest shopping center in the United States by total area, which is 4.2 million square feet and includes 520 stores plus a theme park, entertainment district and an aquarium.
Sawgrass Mills, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is an open-air mall that mostly consists of outlets stores but does measure at 2.4 million square feet and holds roughly 300 stores to shop in.
Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates holds the spot for the most unusual indoor attraction in a mall with a 400-meter indoor ski slope not to mention over 350 stores.
Last on the list is the Del Amo Fashion Center in Los Angeles, California that has been open since 1975, making it the second oldest store on the list that spans 2.4 million square feet or roughly a number of city clocks in L.A’s metropolitan region of Torrence.
