Dream Mall

{{Short description|Shopping mall in Qianzhen, Kaohsiung, Taiwan}}

{{Infobox shopping mall

| name = Dream Mall

| native_name = 夢時代購物中心

| native_name_lang = zh-tw

| logo = DreamMallLogo.svg

| logo_width =

| image = 統一夢時代購物中心.JPG

| image_width = 250px

| caption =

| location = Cianjhen, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

| coordinates = {{coord|22|35|42|N|120|18|25|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}

| address =

| opening_date = 12 May 2007

| closing_date =

| developer = Tungcheng Development

| manager = Tungcheng Development

| owner = Tungcheng Development

| architect =

| number_of_stores = 2,300

| number_of_anchors =

| floor_area = 401,218.67 m2(parking included)(95)高市工建築使字第02149號

| floors = 12
5 below ground

| parking = 3,561 cars
2,071 motorcycles

| publictransit = Kaisyuan Station

| website = {{URL|http://www.dreamall.com.tw|www.dreamall.com.tw}}

| footnotes =

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File:Dream Mall, Kaohsiung.jpg

Dream Mall ({{zh|t=夢時代購物中心|p=Mèngshídài Gòuwù Zhòngxīn}}), located in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the largest shopping mall in Taiwan and the 15th largest in East Asia (formerly the largest). It is built and operated by Tungcheng Development Corporation ({{zh|t=統正開發股份有限公司}}), a subsidiary of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, Taiwan's largest food conglomerate that also runs subsidiaries in many other industries.Dream Mall [http://www.dreamall.com.tw/dreamMall/index.asp Introduction] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323001855/http://www.dreamall.com.tw/dreamMall/index.asp |date=23 March 2010 }} It was designed by international architecture firm RTKL, based in Baltimore, Maryland and opened on 12 May 2007, and contains restaurants, movie theater, gym, and entertainment facilities including a rooftop amusement park.[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/12/03/2003213594 New mall will be nation's biggest] Taipei Times, Dec 03, 2004

Ferris wheel{{Anchor|Kaohsiung Eye}}

The rooftop amusement park at Dream Mall is the home of the Kaohsiung Eye ({{Zh|t=高雄之眼}}) Ferris wheel. The wheel has a diameter of {{Convert|50|m|sp=us}}.[http://www.kcc.gov.tw/ch/magazine/2007_10/part26.htm 前鎮、小港-觀光遊憩景點多]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Building and wheel have a combined height of {{Convert|102.5|m|sp=us}}.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Transportation

The mall is served by Dream Mall light rail station of the LRT and accessible within walking distance west from Kaisyuan metro station of the Kaohsiung MRT.

See also

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