Gateway Theatre of Shopping explained

Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Alternate Names:Gateway
Image Alt:The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Owner:Old Mutual Property
Location:uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Address:1 Palm Boulevard, uMhlanga
Location Town:uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Location Country:South Africa
Start Date:3 March 1998
Inauguration Date:September 2001
Renovation Date:April 2003; 2009; late 2018 and December 2022 - June 2023
Floor Count:4
Floor Area:176398m2 [1]
Main Contractor:Grinaker LTA
Architecture Firm:Johnson Murray Architects (original mall) CHT Architects (various major alterations 2003–2011) Stauch Vorster Architects (Gateway Hotel)
Structural Engineer:Torbell Stretch
Ren Architect:Stan Hayman ; Umesh Ramnath Also Impendulo Design Architects (2022/2023)
Ren Firm:CHT Architects
Number Of Stores:380 stores [2]
Parking:12,000 spaces

Gateway Theatre of Shopping or Gateway is a shopping centre located on uMhlanga Ridge in uMhlanga, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Gateway Theatre of Shopping is one of the top 100 largest malls in the world. .[3]

Gateway sees more than two million visitors coming through its doors per month.[4] The centre was modelled on the Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall centres and was developed by Old Mutual Properties.[5]

The construction and opening of Gateway Theatre of Shopping has also been the driving force for many new developments in the area. Originally a sugar cane plantation, the establishment of Gateway on the site has led to the development of a new town centre and both commercial and residential developments within the region. There is also a hotel attached to the mall called the Gateway Hotel operated by AHA Hotels.[6]

Facilities

Gateway has 18 movie theatres, more than 90 restaurants, more than 380 stores, an arcade and theme park, indoor fun fair, 2 Flow Riders, a gym, valet parking,[7] a vortex tunnel (the first of its kind in South Africa[8] [9]) [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Menlyn Park mall, now Africa's largest, will reopen soon.
  2. Web site: About Gateway Theatre of Shopping - Gateway Theatre of Shopping . 20 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051400/http://www.gatewayworld.co.za/About_Us.aspx/ . 22 December 2017 . dead.
  3. Web site: Redevelopment - Gateway Theatre of Shopping . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171221171312/http://gatewayworld.co.za/Redevelopment.aspx . 21 December 2017 . dead.
  4. Web site: Gateway. eThekwini Online. City of Durbin. 25 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100709145342/http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/discover/shopping/shoppingcentres/gatewa. 9 July 2010. dead.
  5. Web site: Global award for Gateway Theatre of Shopping . 28 March 2003 . . 25 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009174914/http://www.oldmutual.co.za/PressRelease.aspx?navid=88&contentid=387 . 9 October 2011.
  6. Clur . Belinda . 2007 . South African Property Market Continues to Sizzle . Research Review . 14 . 2 . International Council of Shopping Centers . 6 February 2012 . 67 .
  7. Web site: Valet Parking . Gateway Theatre of Shopping . 6 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304090916/http://www.gatewayworld.co.za/valet.htm . 4 March 2012.
  8. https://www.theentertainerme.com/outlets/vortex-tunnel/detail?m=14906&o=24439 Vortex Tunnel
  9. https://www.gatewayworld.co.za/only-a-few-days-left/ 5 things to do for the last few days of holiday
  10. Web site: Zulu Kingdom tourism site.

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