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Morocco Mall Set to Open in December

Center to be one of largest in the world

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13 years ago

October 26, 2011

VMSD Staff

Morocco Mall, a 2,691,000-square-foot shopping center, expects to open early December in Casablanca, Morocco. The shell-shaped center, with about 350 shops from luxury to convenience stores, will be one of the 20 largest in the world. The project cost about $242 million. Construction began in 2007.

The mall stretches over 24,700 acres and includes 323,000 square feet of outdoor space and more than 150,000 square feet of landscaped gardens. About 98 percent of the retail space has already been leased, reports Women’s Wear Daily.

Features include 40 restaurants; a kids’ playground; IMAX theater; skating rink; fun park with a tropical garden; adventure park; bowling and fitness center; spa; musical fountain; and an aquarium reachable by panoramic lift, according to WWD.

The mall expects 14 million visitors per year.

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