- Capitol Shopping Center
Capitol Shopping Center, opened
1993 in Altunizade quarter ofÜsküdar , is the first modern bigshopping mall on theAsia n part ofIstanbul ,Turkey .Built on 6 floors and covering an area of 73,000 m², the shopping complex features 157 retail stores, a
department store and an MMM Migros supermarket, 8 movie theaters, fast food restaurants, cafeterias, bowling alley and entertainment center. It houses also Capitol Radio, a private radio station broadcasting from the complex. It has an open air and covered parking lot. Several cafes in the spacious area around a huge central spring fountain enable customers to socialize and relax during shopping.The mall is visited by 1 million people monthly. Visitors are mainly from the east bank districts of the city.
Since
1999 , the shopping mall offers its visitors a courtesy card, which entitles the holders special discounts in the stores.References
* From the Grand Bazaar to the modern shopping centers in Turkey. Turkish Council of Shopping Centers & Retailers (AMPD)Also Capitol Shopping Center has a movie thatre which has 14 different parts.It is the one of the biggest and most modern movie thatre in Istanbul.
ee also
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List of shopping malls in Istanbul
* Capitol Shopping Centre CardiffExternal links
* [http://www.capitol.com.tr/fractalv33/capitol/pages/home.jsp Official website] tr icon
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