Bergamo (shopping mall) explained

Bergamo is a shopping mall located in Nungambakkam, Chennai, India. It is located on Khader Nawaz Khan Road and has a gross leasable area of 30000square feet.^{[1] [2]} The mall opened in August 2012^[3] with Louis Vuitton as its first store.^[4] The mall is designed by DSP architects and built by KKA Buildtech at a cost of 10 Crore.^[5] It is considered to be the first luxury mall in Chennai,^{[5] [6]} and the third in India.^[7] The building is designed to house 24 stores, each with an area ranging from 1600 sq. ft to 2000 sq. ft.^[8] Named after an Italian city,^[5] the white three storey building is influenced by classical Italian architecture.^{[6] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bergamo (shopping mall).
2. Web site: Bergamo Chennai.
3. Web site: Bergamo Details.
4. News: Reddy. T. Krithika. Bagful of beauty. 3 November 2012. The Hindu. 6 August 2012.
5. News: Bergamo shopping centre in Chennai. https://web.archive.org/web/20090607192640/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/03/stories/2009060351181400.htm. dead. 7 June 2009. 3 November 2012. The Hindu. 3 June 2009.
6. News: Mathai. Kamini. Stylish in the south. 3 November 2012. The Times of India The Crest Edition. 4 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027032607/http://www.timescrest.com/life/stylish-in-the-south-8451. 27 October 2012. dead.
7. News: Luxury mall in Chennai. 3 November 2012. The Hindu Business Line. 31 May 2009.
8. News: Aparna Ramalingam. Rentals in city's high streets. https://archive.today/20130103135629/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-24/chennai/28102171_1_luxury-brands-high-streets-rentals. dead. 3 January 2013. 3 November 2012. The Times of India. 24 September 2009. Chennai.
9. News: Indulekha Aravind. Chennai swank. 3 November 2012. Business Standard. 27 October 2012.