Great World, Singapore

Great World, formerly known as Great World City, is a mixed-used development consisting of a 6-storey shopping mall, two 18-storey office towers and a 35-storey serviced apartment tower in the Central Area of Singapore. Located between Kim Seng and Zion Roads, near River Valley Road and Kim Seng Promenade, it was built on the former site of Great World Amusement Park.

Great World
世界城
LocationSingapore
Coordinates1°17′37″N 103°49′55″E
Address1 Kim Seng Promenade
Opening dateOctober 1997
ManagementAllgreen Properties Ltd
OwnerGWC Commercial Pte. Ltd. (A wholly owned subsidiary of Allgreen Properties Ltd)
No. of stores and services146
No. of anchor tenants7
Total retail floor area555,514 square feet (51,608.9 m2)
No. of floors6
Public transit access TE15  Great World (from 2021)
Websitegreatworldcity.com.sg

The East Office Tower of Great World houses the Embassy of Kazakhstan on the 9th floor of the building.

History

Great World City was completed in October 1997 as a redevelopment of the former Great World Amusement Park.[1] When it first opened, it had an OG department store (closed in 2003), a Golden Village cinema, a Food Junction food court, a Cold Storage supermarket and more than 130 specialty shops. The Golden Village cinema was the first to include a short-lived IMAX hall and Singapore's first premium cinema concept, Gold Class.

In 2018, the mall underwent its first major renovation works in preparation for the opening of Great World MRT station and new developments in the vicinity, which are slated to be completed by 2020. The exterior is currently undergoing some recladding works, along with reconfiguring the interior layout, such as having "dual level retail pods" in one of its atriums, and widening the walkways to improve accessibility. Food Junction was relocated to Level 3, taking up a portion of Amazonia's former space. Japanese supermarket chain Meidi-Ya opened in Basement 2, to complement the existing Cold Storage supermarket in 2019. The mall remained open throughout the renovation works, despite having disruptions to some areas. Renovations were completed in early 2020, with 70 new shops and restaurants. Later in 2020, Basement 2 will undergo reconfiguration works to link it to the entrance of Great World MRT station.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Great World Amusement Park". Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "Great World City to undergo major facelift from mid-April ahead of new MRT station opening". The Straits Times. April 10, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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