Gateway Theatre of Shopping

Gateway Theatre of Shopping or Gateway is a shopping centre located on uMhlanga Ridge in uMhlanga, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Gateway Theatre of Shopping is one of the top 100 largest malls in the world. .[3]

Gateway Theatre of Shopping
The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping
The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Alternative namesGateway
General information
LocationuMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Address1 Palm Boulevard, uMhlanga
Town or cityuMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
Construction started3 March 1998
InauguratedSeptember 2001
RenovatedApril 2003; 2009; late 2018 and December 2022 - June 2023
OwnerOld Mutual Property
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area176,398 m2 (1,898,730 sq ft) [1]
Design and construction
Architecture firmJohnson Murray Architects (original mall) CHT Architects (various major alterations 2003–2011) Stauch Vorster Architects (Gateway Hotel)
Structural engineerTorbell Stretch
Main contractorGrinaker LTA
Renovating team
Architect(s)Stan Hayman ; Umesh Ramnath Also Impendulo Design Architects (2022/2023)
Renovating firmCHT Architects
Other information
Number of stores380 stores [2]
Parking12,000 spaces
Website
www.gatewayworld.co.za

Gateway sees more than two million visitors coming through its doors per month.[4] The centre was modelled on the Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall centres and was developed by Old Mutual Properties.[5]

The construction and opening of Gateway Theatre of Shopping has also been the driving force for many new developments in the area. Originally a sugar cane plantation, the establishment of Gateway on the site has led to the development of a new town centre and both commercial and residential developments within the region. There is also a hotel attached to the mall called the Gateway Hotel operated by AHA Hotels.[6]

Facilities

Gateway has 18 movie theatres, more than 90 restaurants, more than 380 stores, an arcade and theme park, indoor fun fair, 2 Flow Riders, a gym, valet parking,[7] a vortex tunnel (the first of its kind in South Africa[8][9]) [10]

References
  1. "Menlyn Park mall, now Africa's largest, will reopen soon".
  2. "About Gateway Theatre of Shopping - Gateway Theatre of Shopping". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. "Redevelopment - Gateway Theatre of Shopping". Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. "Gateway". eThekwini Online. City of Durbin. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. "Global award for Gateway Theatre of Shopping". Old Mutual. 28 March 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  6. Clur, Belinda (2007). "South African Property Market Continues to Sizzle". Research Review. International Council of Shopping Centers. 14 (2): 67. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  7. "Valet Parking". Gateway Theatre of Shopping. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  8. Vortex Tunnel The Entertainer; retrieved 1 May 2021
  9. 5 things to do for the last few days of holiday at gatewayworld.co.za; retrieved 1 May 2021
  10. "Zulu Kingdom tourism site".

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