VIVO! Cluj-Napoca

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VIVO! Cluj
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Location Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Opening date12 October 2007
Owner Immofinanz
Total retail floor area 62,884 m2 (676,880 sq ft)

VIVO! Cluj-Napoca is a shopping mall located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania which opened on October 12, 2007, having the name of Polus Center Cluj. At the time of its completion it was the first shopping mall in Cluj-Napoca. [1] It took 15 months to build Polus Center, and for nine months the construction site was also the biggest archaeological site in Romania. Among the finds was the tomb of a Gepid princess and a 3300-year-old tomb of a pair of lovers. [2]

The centre has a total leasable surface of 62,884 m2 (676,880 sq ft). [3] Current stores include Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Aldo, InMedio, Intersport, Piazza Italia, Kenvelo, New Yorker, Media Galaxy, Sony, Accessorize, Debenhams and Marks & Spencer, as well as an 8,000 square meters Carrefour hypermarket and a pet-shop. The centre also includes a paintball court, a skating rink, a karting circuit, a football pitch and several cinemas, as well as playgrounds for children. Polus also houses six bank agencies and a post office, as well as a number of restaurants.

In 2016, Polus Center Cluj was rebranded as VIVO! Cluj-Napoca by its new owners Immofinanz. [4]

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References

  1. Polus Center-the first mall in Cluj-Napoca Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  2. "Cele mai mari descoperiri arheologice româneşti făcute în ultimii 20 de ani - Cotidianul" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  3. Polus leasing info Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  4. Dispare „Polus Center”. Ce planuri au proprietarii austrieci pentru centrul comercial. actualdecluj.ro (in Romanian)

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