WestEnd City Center
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Western Railway Station (Budapest)
Budapest Nyugati pályaudvar is a railway station in the northern part of the Budapest City. It is one of the three main railway stations of Budapest and can be found in the 6th district.The station was planned by August de Serres and was built by the Eiffel Company...
, in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Opened on 12 November 1999, it is known for having been the largest mall in Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
until larger ones were inaugurated, including Arena Plaza, also in Pest.
Other notable malls in Budapest include: Mammut, Pólus, MOM Park, Allée, Arena Plaza, Árkád, Campona, Csepel Plaza, Duna Plaza, Lurdy Ház, EuroCenter, Europark.
Facts
- Client: TriGranit Development Corporation (joint venture of TrizecHahn Corporation and Granit Polus RA)
- Site area: 540000 square feet (50,167.6 m²)
- Total building area: 2000000 square feet (185,806.1 m²)
- Layout:
} retail entertainment
} offices
} Hilton International Hotel
} open space – rooftop garden/park
- Special features: accessible by subway, train, bus and tram
- Awards: 2001 First in Retail, Prix d’Excellence, International Real Estate Federation, Paris