Mid Valley Megamall
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| Location | Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Opening date | November 20, 1999 |
| Developer | IGB Group |
| Management | Mid Valley Megamall |
| Owner | IGB Group |
| No. of stores and services | 430 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 420,000 m² |
| No. of floors | 5 (Excluding car park) |
Mid Valley Megamall is a 4.5 million square feet (420,000 m²) complex comprising a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 signature offices and 2 hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in November 1999.
It has about 430 shops on five and a half floors. It has five anchor tenants; Carrefour, Jusco, Golden Screen Cinemas, Metrojaya and Harvey Norman. It also houses an 18 screen Cinema. Then there is a state-of-the-art bowling centre, a One-Stop IT Centre, two mega food courts and also a mega bookstore called MPH.
It houses a 48,300 square foot (4,500 m²) convention centre and it is situated adjacent to a 646 room business hotel named Cititel Midvalley and 30 units of exclusive 11 storey signature offices. A second hotel, Boulevard, opened in mid 2005. It has 390 rooms. Mega Mall is a key part of Mid Valley City, one of the country's largest urban development projects. It was awarded the Best Shopping Complex Award 2000 by Tourism Malaysia and Best Retail Development Award 2001 by FIABCI Malaysia. It has become one of Malaysia's most popular tourist destinations.
After The Gardens completed in 2007, it is linked to Mid Valley Megamall through a bridge. Not many knows about the existence of this bridge, though, as it is hidden by Oasis, one of the main food courts in the Megamall, which probably contributes to the high contrast between crowds of the two shopping centres.
[edit] Mid Valley Megamall as the RapidKL bus hub
Mid Valley Megamall is also a RapidKL bus hub. It is located at the North Court entrance.
- B105 : Mid Valley Megamall - KLCC LRT via KL Sentral
- B110 : Mid Valley Megamall - Bukit Bintang KL Monorail via KL Sentral
- U66 : Pasaramakota - Taman Medan via Petaling Jaya Old Town
- U76 : Subang Parade (near Subang Jaya KTM Komuter) - KL Sentral via Jalan Klang Lama
- U84 : Pasaramakota - Kelana Jaya
- U85 : Pasaramakota - SEA Park, Section SS 2 Petaling Jaya via Universiti Hospital
- U87 : Pasaramakota - Bangsar Baru via Mid Valley Megamall (Bangsar Baru bound only)
- T631 : Mid Valley Megamall - Universiti LRT
| Route | Origin | Via | Destination | Connecting To |
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| B105 | Mid Valley Megamall | Mid Valley Megamall (North Court) - Mid Valley Megamall (South Court) - Lintasan Bangsar-Petaling Jaya - Volvo - Jalan Syed Putra - Balai Polis Brickfields - Jalan Tun Sambanthan - KL Sentral - KL Sentral KL Monorail - Sentral Exhibition Mall - Church Of The Holy Rosary - Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station - Kuala Lumpur KTM Komuter - Pasar Seni LRT - Jalan Cheng Lock - Jalan Petaling - Leboh Pudu - Central Market - Medan Pasar - Bangunan HSBC - Leboh Ampang - Jalan Ampang - Bangunan Standard Chartered - Jalan Munshi Abdullah - Capital Square - Kompleks Wilayah - Jalan Dang Wangi - Jalan Ampang - Dang Wangi LRT - Renaissance Hotel - New World Hotel - Wisma Selangor Dredging - Bangunan Angkasaraya - Jalan P Ramlee - Jalan Pinang - Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre - MNI Twin Towers - Traders Hotel - Menara Exxon Mobil - Persiaran Mobil - PNB Darby Park Condominium - Nikko Hotel - Jalan Ampang - Wisma Central - Menara Naluri | KLCC LRT via KL Sentral | B103, B114, U21, U22, U26, U28, U29, U30 |
| B110 | Mid Valley Megamall | Mid Valley Megamall (North Court) - Mid Valley Megamall (South Court) - Lintasan Bangsar-Petaling Jaya - Volvo - Jalan Syed Putra - Balai Polis Brickfields - Jalan Tun Sambanthan - KL Sentral - KL Sentral KL Monorail - Sentral Exhibition Mall - Church Of The Holy Rosary - Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station - Kuala Lumpur KTM Komuter - Pasar Seni LRT - Jalan Cheng Lock - Jalan Petaling - Jalan Yap Ah Loy - Jalan Raja Chulan - Muzium Telekom - Bangunan Ambank - The Weld - Wisma Lim Foo Yong - Istana Hotel - Pavilion Kuala Lumpur - Jalan Bukit Bintang - The Westin Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur Plaza - Jalan Sultan Ismail | Bukit Bintang KL Monorail via KL Sentral | B102, B103, B113, U27, U31, U32, U44, U45, U46, U47, U48 |
| U66 | Pasaramakota | Pasar Seni LRT - Jalan Tun Sambanthan - KL Sentral - KL Sentral KL Monorail - Mid Valley Megamall - Lebuhraya Persekutuan (Plaza Pantai) - EPF (Jalan Gasing) - Jalan Gasing - SMK Assunta - Jalan Changgai - Petaling Jaya New Town - Jalan Penchala - Wisma Penchala - Jalan Othman - Petaling Jaya Old Town - Jalan Templer - New Pantai Expressway (NPE) - Kampung Dato' Harun KTM Komuter - Jalan PJS 2 - Jalan PJS 4/27 | Taman Medan via Petaling Jaya | T520 |
| U76 | Subang Parade (near Subang Jaya KTM Komuter) | Carrefour Subang Jaya - Jalan Kemajuan Subang - Bangunan IBM Mesiniaga - Persiaran Kewajipan - Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) - Sek Sri Kuala Lumpur - New Pantai Expressway (NPE) - Kompleks 3C - Sunway Pyramid - Mentari Business Centre - Jalan PJS 6/4 - Jalan PJS 6/2 - Kontena Nasional - Jalan Klang Lama - Seri Setia KTM Komuter - New Pantai Expressway (NPE) - Kampung Dato' Harun KTM Komuter - Simpang Jalan Templer - Balai Polis Jalan Klang Lama - Jalan Klang Lama - Pearl Point - Simpang Jalan Kuchai Lama - Pasar Jalan Klang Lama - SRJK (C) Choong Wen - Simpang Taman Desa - Batu 3 Jalan Klang Lama - Wisma Buddhist - Persiaran Syed Putra - Mid Valley Megamall (North Court) - Mid Valley Megamall (South Court) - Lintasan Bangsar-Petaling Jaya - Volvo - Jalan Syed Putra - Balai Polis Brickfields - Jalan Tun Sambanthan | KL Sentral via Jalan Klang Lama | B101, B105, B110, B112, U60, U63, U64, U65, U66, U67, U68, U69, U70, U71, U72, U73, U74, U75, U80, U81, U82, U83, U84, U85, U87, U88, T423, E4 |
| U84 | Pasaramakota | Pasar Seni LRT - Jalan Tun Sambanthan - KL Sentral - KL Sentral KL Monorail - Balai Polis Brickfields - Mid Valley Megamall - Lebuhraya Persekutuan (Plaza Pantai) - EPF (Jalan Gasing) - Menara Axis (near Asia Jaya LRT) - Jalan 222 - Jalan 229 - Jalan 225 - Jalan SS 9A/14 - Jalan SS 9A/1 - Sungai Way - Jalan SS 1/1 - Jalan SS 1/11 - Jalan SS 3/29 - Pangsapuri PKNS - Jalan SS 3/80 - Jalan Majlis - Masjid Al-Hidayah - Wisma FAM - Jalan SS 5/1 - Jalan SS 5/2 - SRK Kelana Jaya - Jalan SS 6/2 | Kelana Jaya | T625 |
| U85 | Pasaramakota | Pasar Seni LRT - Jalan Tun Sambanthan - KL Sentral - KL Sentral KL Monorail - Balai Polis Brickfields - Mid Valley Megamall - Lebuhraya Persekutuan (Plaza Pantai) - EPF (Jalan Gasing) - Jalan Universiti - Universiti Hospital - Universiti Malaya Medical Centre - Sek Men Sultan Abdul Samad - Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) - Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) - Jalan 19/8 - Jalan SS 2/24 - Jalan SS 2/45 - Jalan SS 2/55 | SEA Park, Section SS 2 Petaling Jaya via Universiti Hospital | U88, T626 |
| U87 | Pasaramakota | Pasar Seni LRT - Jalan Tun Sambanthan - KL Sentral - KL Sentral KL Monorail - Jalan Travers - Jalan Bangsar - Bangsar LRT - Lintasan Bangsar-Petaling Jaya - Mid Valley Megamall (South Court) - Lintasan Bangsar-Petaling Jaya - Jalan Maarof - Jalan Tempinis - Bangsar Baru - Jalan Ara - Jalan Telawi - Bangsar Village - Bangsar Baru - Jalan Ara - Jalan Maarof - Lorong Maarof 6 - Lorong Maarof - SMK Bukit Bandaraya - Jalan Sena - Bangsar Shopping Centre | Bangsar Baru via Mid Valley Megamall | T634 |
| T631 | Mid Valley Megamall | Menara IGB - Mid Valley Megamall (South Court) - Mid Valley KTM Komuter - Mid Valley Megamall (North Court) - Lintasan Bangsar-Petaling Jaya - Lebuhraya Persekutuan (Plaza Pantai) - Jalan Kerinchi - Pantai Panorama Condominium | Universiti LRT | U64, U65, U80, U81, U88, T520, T632 |
[edit] Trivia
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It is said that the mall has excellent feng shui giving that the atrium roof is shaped like a bagua.
There is also an existing Hindu temple, the Sri Devi Shakti temple, incorporated into the mall on the southeast side, in exchange for the right for the developer to build in the airspace above the temple.
There is also a Church, named "Calvary Charismatic Centre" which provides Sunday Worship & Celebration Service at 10:30am on 5th floor of Cititel for guests of hotels, workers of the shopping malls, and all her members since 2003. Church in Mid Valley City.
The mall is connected to the Mid Valley Komuter station, a KTM Komuter station along the Rawang-Seremban Line, with the Kuala Lumpur Sentral one stop along.
The phase two of Mid Valley, the Gardens was launched on September 28, 2007. It will be fully opened in early November 2007.
