Canal Walk is a shopping centre in Cape Town, South Africa, that opened in 2000 and was built around a canal. It has a total retail area of 141,000-square-metre (1,520,000 sq ft). The centre forms the heart of Century City, a growing mixed-use suburb that is in close proximity to Cape Town's CBD and Cape Town International Airport.[2]
| Canal Walk | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Century Boulevard, Century City, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Address | Canal Walk, Century Blvd, Century City, Cape Town, 7441 |
| Coordinates | 33°53′41″S 18°30′38″E / 33.8946°S 18.5105°E |
| Construction started | 2000 |
| Opening | 26 October 2000 |
| Owner | Hyprop Investment Limited (80%) Ellerine Bros (Pty) Ltd (20%) |
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| Floor count | 2 |
| Floor area | 141,000 m2 (1,520,000 sq ft) |
| Other information | |
| Number of stores | 400+ [1] |
| Parking | 8000 (4500 undercover) |
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| Canal Walk Shopping Centre | |
Canal Walk is the 3rd largest shopping centre in Africa. Gateway Centre in Durban is the largest and the Sandton City complex in Johannesburg is larger when including the Nelson Mandela Square annex. Built in what the developers call "Cape Venetian architecture", the shopping centre hosts over 400 stores, 7,000 parking bays, numerous restaurants, 20 cinemas plus a game arcade.
Gallery
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Atrium-like glass ceilings provide natural light to the double-story mall -
A massive food court with multi-media entertainment
External links
References
- ^ "Stores - Canal Walk". Canal Walk. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Coleman, Bianca (15 September 2018). "All on the Doorstep". Weekend Argus (Saturday Argus). Retrieved 15 October 2018.