Emporium Mall Lahore

Emporium Mall (Urdu: امپوریم خریداری مرکز‬‎, Imporium Khareedari Markaz) is a shopping mall located on Abdul Haque Road in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Spread over 170,000 m2 (1,800,000 sq ft) and built at a cost of ₨25 billion (US$240 million), it is the second-largest shopping mall in the country after Lucky One Mall in Karachi.[1] The mall is owned by the Nishat Group.
The mall's architecture was developed by AHR Architects, an international architectural firm and AHR Ali Naqvi Architects Local Architectural Firm. Emporium Mall is located in Johar Town northeast of Lahore International Expo Centre and is home to over 200 stores including Hyperstar supermarket, Universal Cinemas, and a five-star hotel. In late 2012 or early 2013, Aedas was appointed to design the mall's architecture with cinemas, food courts, a hotel, retail space and wedding facilities, with construction expected to start in March 2013.[1]
The construction started in March 2013 with the cost of approximately rupees 25 billion (US $238.43 million). The site or project is owned by Nishat Group, with structural engineers Mushtaq and Bilal.[3][4][5] The mall opened to the public on 29 June 2016. Even before opening, Hyperstar by Carrefour was already opened, nearly about six month before.
In 2016, Emporium Mall became Pakistan's largest shopping mall. In 2017, Emporium Mall became the second-largest mall after the construction of Lucky One Mall in Karachi. Emporium Mall is also one of the largest shopping malls of the world by gross leasable area. Emporium Mall is home to over 200 International and local brands. It also includes Universal Cinemas, Hyperstar supermarket and a large food court.
Emporium Mall is a thirteen-story building including nearly three-story parking ramps underneath the mall, with capacity to hold 2000 cars. Emporium Mall has an area of 2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2), about three-fifths as big as The Mall of America, or about half as big as Vatican City. The mall is nearly symmetric, with a rectangular floor plan. More than 200 international and local stores are arranged along 5 levels of pedestrian walkways.