Madrid Xanadú
shopping mall in Madrid, Spain
Xanadú, also known as Intu Xanadú (stylized intu Xanadú) and Madrid Xanadú, is a super-regional shopping mall and entertainment complex in Arroyomolinos, Madrid, Spain. Constructed next to the Autovía de Extremadura highway, the mall is one of Europe's largest, with over 220 shops, eateries, and a 15-screen Cinesa Movie Theatre. The most distinctive attraction is Madrid SnoZone, an indoor ski slope. The slope is from a Canadian company, Intrawest. The mall was named after the 1980 film Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton-John.
Amenities
Cinesa 15 Theaters
El Corte Inglés
Hipercor at El Corte Inglés
Madrid SnoZone
History
The conception of the initial project, which only contemplated the installation of a ski slope with artificial snow, was the work of Al Yalabi Yafar Yawad, a businessman of Iraqi origin, who acquired the Spanish company PGC (Gonzalo Chacón), owner of the land. Before starting construction, the American-based Mills Corporation formed a joint venture with PGC and the German-based KanAm International to develop a shopping centre and entertainment complex to the track, a specialty business. This would be The Mills Corp.'s first and only shopping mall developed outside of North America, and one year later, would be followed by Vaughan Mills as one of the company's only malls developed outside of the United States. While they did plan to develop other international properties, they were never built.
Madrid Xanadú had its grand opening celebration on 16 May 2003 with immediate success, causing a traffic jam at 11 kilometers of the 27 that separated the complex from the City of Madrid.
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