Arena Mall (Budapest)

Arena Mall (formerly known as Aréna Plaza) is the largest shopping plaza in Budapest at a size of 200,000 m² (2,200,000 sq ft). On November 15, 2007, Arena Plaza opened at the site of an old horse racing track.^[1]

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Arena Mall

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Location	Budapest, Hungary
Coordinates	47°29′54″N 19°5′29.71″E / 47.49833; 19.0915861][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>47°29′54″N 19°5′29.71″E / 47.49833°N 19.0915861°E / 47.49833; 19.0915861"}">
Address	1087 Budapest Kerepesi Avenue 9
Developer	Plaza Centers B. V.
Owner	Plaza Centers B. V.
No. of stores and services	400+
No. of anchor tenants	9
Total retail floor area	180,000 square metres (1,900,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	3 floors
Parking	Underground parking: 2,800
Website	www.arenamall.hu/en

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The project was developed by Plaza Centers Group, a shopping center developer in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Plaza Centers Group credits itself as the first developer to bring Western-style shopping centers to Hungary.^[2] The executive of Plaza Centers says during the opening in 2007, “Arena Plaza is one of the largest and most prestigious shopping and entertainment centres in Central and Eastern Europe, the design and ambition of which has set new standards for the region..."^[3]

The center includes the country's first IMAX cinema auditorium, along with 22 other screens.^[1] It includes many stores for shopping, dining, and entertainment. A major focal point is the large Tesco, a hypermarket.^[3]