The Mall, Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, is the largest shopping mall

Shopping mall

A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...

 in the Balkans

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

. Opened in spring 2010 by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov

Boyko Borisov

Boyko Metodiev Borisov is a Bulgarian politician who has been Prime Minister of Bulgaria since July 2009. Previously he was Mayor of Sofia from 8 November 2005 until his election as Prime Minister....

, the Mall has a total built area of 65000 square metres (699,654.2 sq ft) on six stories, three of which are underground. It contains 185 shops, restaurants, recreations centres, bars, cafeterias and parking capacity for more than 2,800 vehicles. Bulgaria's largest Carrefour

Carrefour

Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...

 hypermarket at 9000 square metres (96,875.2 sq ft) is within the Mall. The Mall can be found at 115 Tsarigradsko Chaussee. Beside the mall lies a business centre and the headquarters of Vivacom — the largest telecommunications company in Bulgaria.