- Queens Arcade
Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Queens Arcade
caption = Queen Street entrance to Queens Arcade
location = Cardiff, Wales
address = Queens Arcade, Queen Street, Cardiff.
coordinates =
opening_date = 28 April 1994
closing_date =
developer =
manager = Sapphire Retail Fund
owner = Sapphire Retail Fund
architect =
number_of_stores =
number_of_anchors =
floor_area = 9,638 sq m (100,000 sq ft)
floors = 2
parking =
website = http://www.queensarcade.info/index.asp
footnotes =Queens Arcade ( _cy. Arcêd y Frenhines) is a
shopping centre inCardiff , opened28 April 1994, that connects withSt. David's Centre . The main entrance is located on Queen Street, not far fromCardiff Castle , and the other entrance faces the Old Library in Working Street.The arcade has two levels, and is unusual in that the levels are sloped, so that despite its two entrances being on the same level, the upper floor at one entrance is the ground floor at the other. The Arcade has a footfall of over 13,000,000 per annum.
A remodelling exercise has recently been completed, involving the creation of another 3 shop units and the change to a single level entrance onto Queen Street (this to free up space for the 3 new units). There is also an entrance leading onto
The Hayes . As of June 2008, the Arcades is in the middle of an internal revamp, including new flooring, wall decoration, ceilings, lighting and furniture.Prior to the remodel, it was used for location shooting in the 2005 "
Doctor Who " story "Rose", starringChristopher Eccleston andBillie Piper , which was set inLondon .External links
* [http://www.queensarcade.info/index.asp Queens Arcade official site]
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