The Mall (Kuala Lumpur)

The Mall, Kuala Lumpur
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opening date 12 June 1987
Developer Metroplex Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
(1987 - 2011)
Owner Metroplex Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
(1987 - 2011)
Sunway Group
(2011 - present)
No. of floors 5 (Excluding car park)
The exterior of The Mall and Legend Hotel in 2007.

The Mall or Putra Place is a shopping mall located along Jalan Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated across the street from the Putra World Trade Centre and the Seri Pacific Hotel. The complex was built by Metroplex Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (MHSB)[1] and opened on 12 June 1987 by Mahathir bin Mohamad, then Prime Minister. At the time The Mall was the largest shopping centre in Malaysia and was built to attract more shoppers from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.[2]

The Mall under renovation, September 2013

History

The Mall was built at cost of RM289 million and its launch by a light show.[3] The shopping centre was launched on 12 June 1987 by then Prime Minister, Mahathir bin Mohamad, who personally buried a time capsule that will be unearthed after a century, in 2087. The capsule contains a message written by Mahathir and is addressed to the citizens of the future.[4] The complex once had Malaysia's first Yaohan store which operated from the mall's opening in 1987 until 1997.[5]

The shopping mall was closed since 1 May 2013 for refurbishment and it is scheduled to be complete by July 2015. Meanwhile, the hotel above will remain in business as usual. [6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "New Straits Times Malaysia". New Straits Times Malaysia. 1987-10-07. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Times National Malaysia". Times National Malaysia. 1987-10-07.
  3. ↑ "New Straits Times Malaysia". New Straits Times Malaysia. 1987-07-13. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  4. ↑ "New Straits Times Malaysia". New Straits Times Malaysia. 1987-07-13. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  5. ↑ "The Mall "invasion"". New Straits Times. 1987-05-17. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sunway Putra Mall". Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ↑ ""FY14 growth deterred by Sunway Putra Mall’s closure"". Investor.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

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Coordinates: 3°9′59.92″N 101°41′31.71″E / 3.1666444°N 101.6921417°E