Obchodní centrum Letňany
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = OC Letňany
| logo = Obchodni centrum Letnany logo.png
| image = Praha-letnany.jpg
| location = Veselská 663, Prague, Czech Republic, 199 00
| coordinates = {{coord|50|8|11.47|N|14|30|6.41|E|region:CZ|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date =
| number_of_stores = 130
| floors =
| floor_area = {{convert|125000|m2|sqft|lk=in|sigfig=3}}
| parking = 3,200 spaces
| website = {{URL|http://www.oc-letnany.cz}}
}}
Obchodní centrum Letňany, also known as OC Letňany is a shopping mall located in the Letňany district of Prague, Czech Republic. With 130 shops and an area of {{convert|125000|m2|sqft|lk=in|sigfig=3}}, it is the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic.{{cite web|first=Bohdana|last=Jarošová|url=http://bydleni.idnes.cz/cerny-most-se-rozrusta-nakupni-centrum-nafoukne-trikrat-vice-obchodu-1ef-/stavba.aspx?c=A080403_130931_reality_bdp_web|title=Černý Most se rozrůstá. Nákupní centrum 'nafoukne' třikrát více obchodů|language=Czech|work=Mladá fronta DNES|date=3 April 2008|accessdate=10 March 2015}} The complex was described by The Prague Post in 2001 as "one of the best malls in the city".{{cite web|first=Chelsea|last=Gay|url=http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/37231-one-stop-shopping.html|title=One-stop shopping|work=The Prague Post|date=1 May 2003|accessdate=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144945/http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/37231-one-stop-shopping.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}} According to OC Letňany's marketing manager, over 10 million customers visited the shopping centre in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-34623590-nakupnim-centrum-dava-prednost-70-domacnosti|title=Nákupním centrům dává přednost 70 % domácností|language=Czech|work=Hospodářské noviny|date=23 February 2009|accessdate=10 March 2015}}
History
OC Letňany became the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic in 2006, when its third phase of construction increased its area from {{convert|65000|m2|sqft|lk=in|sigfig=1}} to {{convert|125000|m2|sqft|lk=in|sigfig=3}}.{{cite web|url=http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-18152780-tesco-dokoncilo-v-letnanech-nejvetsi-obchodni-centrum-v-cesku|title=Tesco dokončilo v Letňanech největší obchodní centrum v Česku|language=Czech|work=Hospodářské noviny|date=31 March 2006|accessdate=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094027/http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-18152780-tesco-dokoncilo-v-letnanech-nejvetsi-obchodni-centrum-v-cesku|archive-date=2 April 2015}}
Tenants
One of the principal stores at OC Letňany is Tesco, which opened on the site in 1999.{{cite web|first=Susan|last=Ondrasek|url=http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/30626-tesco-rings-in-the-changes.html|title=Tesco rings in the changes|work=The Prague Post|date=1 September 1999|accessdate=10 March 2015}} The store was remodelled in 2014, with its floor space decreasing from 11,000 to 8,000 square metres, owing to a new division between clothing and other products.{{cite web|first=Jan|last=Brož|url=http://ekonomika.idnes.cz/retezec-tesco-predstavil-novy-koncept-hypermarketu-f9h-/test.aspx?c=A141126_175249_test_ozr|title=Tesco zkouší nový model hypermarketu. Je menší a má více vchodů|language=Czech|work=Mladá fronta DNES|date=26 November 2014|accessdate=10 March 2015}}
A Cinema City multiplex cinema, a babysitting service, and two indoor ice rinks, open throughout the year, are also located within the mall.{{cite web|first=Wency|last=Leung|url=http://www.praguepost.cz/night-and-day/stage/170-lace-em-up.html|title=Lace 'em up|work=The Prague Post|date=31 December 2008|accessdate=10 March 2015}} Letnany's food court features a wide variety of international options including Thai, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Indian, French and Czech cuisine.{{cite web|first=Evan|last=Rail|url=http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/37355-around-the-world.html|title=Around the world|work=The Prague Post|date=22 May 2003|accessdate=10 March 2015}} In 2011, plans were announced for a McDonald's as well as a car dealership to be added to the mall's facilities.{{cite web|first=Klára|last=Čikarová|url=http://ihned.cz/c1-53351370-tesco-v-letnanech-se-rozsiri-o-autosalon-a-mcdonald-s|title=Tesco v Letňanech se rozšíří o autosalon a McDonald´s|language=Czech|work=Hospodářské noviny|date=24 October 2011|accessdate=10 March 2015}}
Transport
The centre is served by a free bus service from the Letňany metro station on Prague Metro's Line C. Prior to the line C extension in 2008, the centre was served with regular buses from the Nádraží Holešovice metro station. Bus stop Tupolevova is also located in close proximity to the mall, with local bus services.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Obchodní centrum Letňany}}
- [http://oc-letnany.cz Official website]
{{Shopping malls in the Czech Republic}}
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Category:Shopping malls established in 1997