Mediterranean Cosmos
{{short description|Shopping mall in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece}}
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Mediterranean Cosmos
| image = Mediterranean cosmos.jpg
| caption = Front view of the mall.
| address = 11km National Road Thessaloniki - N. Moudania, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
| opening_date = October 2005
| developer = Lamda Development S.A.
| owner = Lamda Development
| number_of_stores = 226
| number_of_anchors = 7
| floor_area = {{convert|60000|m2|sqft}}
| floors = 2
| parking = 3000
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} OASTH {{RouteBox|36||#6499EF|white}} {{RouteBox|45||#6499EF|white}} KOSMOS
| website = {{url|www.mediterraneancosmos.gr/en}}
}}
Mediterranean Cosmos is a shopping mall located in Pylaia, a municipality of Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece. It is the largest retail and entertainment development in Northern Greece.
History
The mall officially opened in October 2005.{{Cite web |title=Mediterranean Cosmos in Thessaloniki, Greece |url=https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/mediterranean-cosmos-32665.html |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=GPSmyCity |language=en}}
In June 2012, Lamda Development, the owners of the mall, announced that they will begin to charge parking fees from mid-February 2013.{{cite web |title=Mediterranean Cosmos Parking |url=https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=516293695069145}}{{cite web |title=Mediterranean Cosmos |url=https://www.facebook.com/MediterraneanCosmosOfficial/posts/436710686360780 |accessdate=28 January 2013}}
In 2017, Värde Partners bought a controlling stake of the Mediterranean Cosmos and planned out an extension of the mall.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Värde Partners to sell stake in Lamda Malls for €109m |url=http://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/2022/05/23/314750/varde-partners-sell-stake-lamda-malls-eu109m |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.privateequitywire.co.uk |language=en}}
Facilities
It contains more than 200 retail units and facilities including an 11-screen multiplex cinema, numerous shops of fashion and electronics goods as well as cafés, restaurants, bars, a supermarket, an amphitheatre and an Orthodox church.
Design
Inside the mall, roads and square have been designed-like traditional cities of Northern Greece in combination with the advantages of a modern city's center.
Location
The mall is located {{Convert|11|km|mi}} east of the city-centre and approximately {{Convert|5|km|mi}} away from Thessaloniki Airport. It can be accessed by National Road 67, the highway connecting Thessaloniki with the southern part of Chalkidiki.
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Mediterranean Cosmos (Thessaloniki)
Category:Shopping malls established in 2005
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