Grand Canyon (mall)

Grand Canyon
Grand Kanyon

The main entrance to the Grand Canyon at night in 2008
Location	Haifa, Israel
Coordinates	32°47′22.89″N 35°0′28.18″E
Opening date	August 1999
No. of stores and services	220
Total retail floor area	200,000 m^2 (2,200,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	3 (Retail floor), 7 total (Retail + Other Services)
Parking	3000 spaces
Website	www.grandcanyon.co.il

The Grand Canyon (Hebrew: גרנד קניון, literally "Grand Mall," a play on words with the actual Grand Canyon) is the largest shopping mall in northern Israel,[1] located in the northern city of Haifa.

It features 220 stores, of which approximately 80% are chain stores. Inside the mall there is also a 4,000 m^2 (43,000 sq ft) spa, and a children's amusement park which closed in April 2014.[2]

The mall opens half an hour after sunset on Saturday out of respect for the Jewish Sabbath. However, some stores and restaurants are open on Saturdays.

Incidents

• On March 31, 2002, a Palestinian Hamas suicide bomber attacked the Matza restaurant located near the shopping mall, killing 16 people including children and injuring over 40.[3][4]

See also

• List of shopping malls in Israel
• Lev HaMifratz Mall

References

1. "Tour - Haifa - Articles - Canyon Haifa (shopping mall)". www.tour-haifa.co.il. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
2. גרנד קניון - מרכז האופנה, הקניות, הבידור והבילוי של חיפה והצפון (in Hebrew). www.grandcanyon.co.il. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
3. Bennet, James (2002-04-01). "MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE VIOLENCE; Bomber Strikes Jews and Arabs At Rare Refuge". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
4. "Israeli man succumbs to wounds sustained in 2002 Hamas suicide bombing - Haaretz - Israel News". Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-12.