SM Megamall

SM Megamall is a shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the currently the largest SM Supermall. The mall was developed and is operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines. The mall complex comprises two buildings connected by a bridge, and occupies a land area of approximately 10 hectares, with a total floor area estimated at 506,435 square metres (5,451,220 sq ft), making it the largest shopping mall in the country and the third in the world. The mall has a maximum capacity of 4 million people.

History

Construction on the mall began in 1989, and the mall opened its doors on 28 June 1991, as the third SM Supermall after SM City Sta. Mesa and the SM City North EDSA. SM Megamall is located in the Ortigas Center, in the Mandaluyong City region. SM Megamall retained the title of largest mall in the country for a 17-year period until the SM Mall of Asia was built. It was ranked third largest in the country by floor area (331,679 square meters) and seventh largest in the world after SM North (which ranks first in the country and second in the world). It also boasted the first ice skating rink (removed in 2009 but rebuilt five years later in 2014) as well as one of the first trade halls in the country.