Gateway Theatre of Shopping

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Gateway Theatre of Shopping
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The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Alternative namesGateway
General information
LocationuMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Address1 Palm Boulevard, uMhlanga
Town or city uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
Construction started3 March 1998
InauguratedSeptember 2001
RenovatedApril 2003; 2009; late 2018 and December 2022 - June 2023
OwnerOld Mutual Property
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area176,398 m2 (1,898,730 sq ft) [1]
Design and construction
Architecture firmJohnson Murray Architects (original mall) CHT Architects (various major alterations 2003–2011) Stauch Vorster Architects (Gateway Hotel)
Structural engineerTorbell Stretch
Main contractorGrinaker LTA
Renovating team
Architect(s)Stan Hayman ; Umesh Ramnath Also Impendulo Design Architects (2022/2023)
Renovating firmCHT Architects
Other information
Number of stores380 stores [2]
Parking12,000 spaces
Website
www.gatewayworld.co.za

Gateway Theatre of Shopping or Gateway is a shopping centre located on uMhlanga Ridge in uMhlanga, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Gateway Theatre of Shopping is one of the top 100 largest malls in the world. . [3]

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Gateway sees more than two million visitors coming through its doors per month. [4] The centre was modelled on the Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall centres and was developed by Old Mutual Properties. [5]

The construction and opening of Gateway Theatre of Shopping has also been the driving force for many new developments in the area. Originally a sugar cane plantation, the establishment of Gateway on the site has led to the development of a new town centre and both commercial and residential developments within the region. There is also a hotel attached to the mall called the Gateway Hotel operated by AHA Hotels. [6]

Facilities

Gateway has 18 movie theatres, more than 90 restaurants, more than 380 stores, an arcade and theme park, indoor fun fair, 2 Flow Riders, a gym, valet parking, [7] a vortex tunnel (the first of its kind in South Africa [8] [9] ) [10]

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