Montevideo Shopping Center
Mall entrance
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates34°54′10″S 56°08′10″W / 34.90278°S 56.13611°W / -34.90278; -56.13611
Address1290 Luis Alberto de Herrera Ave, Montevideo
Opening date1985
ArchitectGuillermo Gómez Platero
No. of stores and services200
No. of floors3 for public - 6 for parking
Parking2051
Websitewww.montevideoshopping.com.uy

Montevideo Shopping Center is the first shopping mall that opened in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is located in the neighborhood Buceo, on the border with Pocitos, right in front of the World Trade Center Montevideo.

The mall

Opened in 1985 and later expanded, it has 181 shops on three levels; parking place for 2051 vehicles on six levels.[1] It was created by Estudio Gómez Platero, López Rey Estudio Gómez Platero, with the intervention of the engineer Eladio Dieste in the original brick structure. The original idea for the mall came from the accountant Luis Eugenio Lecueder. The seagull design was made by cartoonist Gabriel Odera.

The mall is managed by the Estudio Luis E. Lecueder (which in turn is owned along with the Portones Shopping, Tres Cruces Shopping, Nuevocentro Shopping, Salto Shopping Terminal, Mercedes Terminal Shopping, Colonia Shopping and the Paysandú Terminal Shopping).[2] The complex receives around 1,400,000 visitors per month, and has been expanded 21 times.[3]

Montevideo Shopping has been the landing place for several international brands that have arrive in the country, such as McDonald's (1991),[4] Zara (1999),[5] Forever 21 (2014),[6] Starbucks Coffee (2018),[7] H&M (2018).[8]

References

  1. "Montevideo Shopping". Uruguay360. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. "Historia". www.estudioluislecueder.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. "Montevideo Shopping | Sitio Oficial". Montevideo Shopping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. "Quienes Somos". McDonald's - Uruguay. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. ElPais. "Zara lanzará su tienda online en Uruguay el próximo 18 de marzo". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. Observador, El. "Fiebre de compras en la apertura de Forever 21". El Observador. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  7. Observador, El. "Abrió Starbucks en Uruguay: las novedades de su primer local". El Observador. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  8. Vasquez, Efreen. "Uruguay: Antes de la inauguración, conoce la nueva tienda H&M Nuevocentro | América Retail" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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