Capitol Shopping Center

Capitol Shopping Centre
Location	Altunizade, İstanbul, Turkey
Opening date	1993
Developed by	Mesa - Türsoy
Land area (m^2)	67,000
Total enclosed area (m^2)	270,000
Gross leasable area (m^2)	31,000
Market (m^2)	Migros (2,119)
Number of stores	157
Number of FF/Rest/Cafe	24
Anchor tenants (m^2)	Boyner (5,802) Homestore (640) Koton (514) Mango (519) Marks & Spencer (940) Mudo City (642)
Entertainment	14 movie halls (1,705 seats) Kids play ground
Parking lot capacity	1,400
Homepage	www.capitol.com.tr

Capitol Shopping Centre (Turkish: Capitol Alışveriş Merkezi), opened in 1993 in Altunizade neighbourhood of Üsküdar, is the first modern big shopping mall on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey.

Built on 6 floors and covering an area of 73,000 m^2, the shopping complex houses 157 retail stores, a department store and an MMM Migros supermarket, 8 movie theaters, fast food restaurants, cafeterias, bowling alley and entertainment center. It houses also Capitol Radio, a private radio station broadcasting from the complex. It has an open air and covered parking lot. Several cafes are located in the area around a huge central spring fountain.

Capitol Shopping Centre also has a movie theatre which has 14 different parts. It is one of the biggest and most modern movie theatres in Istanbul.

See also

• List of shopping malls in Istanbul
• Capitol Shopping Centre Cardiff, in Wales!

References

• From the Grand Bazaar to the modern shopping centers in Turkey. Turkish Council of Shopping Centers & Retailers (AMPD)^[citation needed]

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)

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