Mall of Asia in Philippines
The SM Mall of Asia opened on May 21, 2006 and is located at Bay City, Pasay City, Philippines. It is the 2nd largest shopping mall in the Philippines behind SM City North EDSA and has a land area of 42 hectares and a gross floor area of around 410,000 square meters. The mall is located near the SM Central Business Park and Manila Bay and attracts about 200,000 people per day. Its maximum capacity is a little over four million people.
Some of the popular features of the Mall of Asia include the country’s first IMAX theatre and the Center Stage Theatre where musical events can be held. Besides all of the anchor stores found in any SM Supermall this mall has the Taste Asia food court and SM Hypermarket. Another feature of the Mall of Asia is the Philippine’s first Olympic sized ice skating rink which measures at 61 by 30 meters. The skating rink was the venue for Skate Asia 2007 which was the first time the Philippines had ever hosted an international ice skating even. The mall also has an outdoor Music Hall which directly faces the sea and is often the site for popular concerts and events. Check out a video of this beautiful mall below.
