SM Mall of Asia
shopping mall in the Philippines
SM Mall of Asia, also abbreviated as SM MoA, or simply Mall of Asia or MoA ([ˈmoː.ɐ]), is a shopping mall in Bay City, Pasay, Philippines. It is located within the Central Business Park I-A, a reclaimed area along Manila Bay, at the southern terminus of EDSA. The mall is owned and developed by SM Prime. Mall of Asia is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines, the second-largest in Southeast Asia after IOI City Mall in Malaysia, the sixth-largest in the world, and the fourth and newest SM Supermall to be built along EDSA after SM Makati, SM North EDSA and SM Megamall. It currently occupies 16 hectares (40 acres) of land area and a gross floor area of approximately 497,000 m2 (5,350,000 sq ft), and offers 46,647 m2 (502,100 sq ft) of floor area space for conventions and social functions.
History
Plans for SM Mall of Asia began as early in 1995. Construction of the shopping mall was slated to began in January 1996,
with construction originally slated to begin in January 1996; it was marketed to become the largest shopping mall in the world upon completion. However, the project was delayed and reduced in scale amid the country's weak economy. Eventually, construction of the Mall of Asia began in 2002.
The planned inauguration on March 3, 2006 was postponed after a team of Pasay city engineers found huge cracks underneath the structure, which was causing the structure to vibrate. However, the Pasay engineering department denied ever making statements that the mall structure had structural defects.
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