Shopping Malls
Leaving all the exaggerations behind, Bolshevik makes the grade as the largest shopping and entertainment center in the Ukrainian capital. Getting inside apart from making purchases in “Mega Market” and in the endless number of boutiques you can also play bowling, take a ride on the skating-rink and have a lovely time in the restaurants and cafes of the shopping mall.
Bolshevik has not just united in one place all the shops scattered in different parts of the city (like isolated from general consumer streams “Lacoste”) but also has represented a few brand-new boutiques to note. Multi-branded Sportland impresses with its fresh assortment and progressive interior design…
Walking through the city centre of Kiev city, on the Independence Square you will see one of the most beautiful and most popular shopping and recreation centres of the capital – Globus. It was built in 2002 by a unique architect’s project: a big part of it is underground. However, the visitors do not feel any discomfort due to the high ceilings, excellent lighting, beautiful fountains and fresh air. The total area of the Globus shopping centre of 21600 square meters. If you want to treat yourself to purchasing, it is worth to visit the Globus centre. On several floors of the centre there are a lot of modern shops and boutiques of fashionable clothes and shoes, leather goods, gifts, toys departments, and a lot of other stores…
One of the most popular shopping centres Mandarin Plaza is situated in the centre of Kiev near the Bessarabska square, Khreshchatyk, and Shevchenko Boulevard. The total area of the centre is 21,211 square meters. The building of the centre is very beautiful and perfectly matches the architecture of Bessarabsky district. It was built in Baroque style, and the angle of the building that looks towards the street is decorated with a pinnacle. There are five floors in the Mandarin Plaza shopping and recreation centre; each of them has clothing shops, boutiques of world known producers, accessory shops and leather stores, as well as cafes and restaurants where you can relax after eventful day…
The first time when Metrograd opened its doors was on December 26, 2001. Then visitors were welcomed by the “Gift Quarter” and “Clothes and Shoes Quarter”. A bit later on August 25, 2002, as a present to the Independence Day the residents of Kiev received the final opening of Metrograd. Today Metrograd is the 20.000 square meters of shopping space occupying the underground area from subway station “Tolstoy Square” to Khreshchatyk Street. Overall there are 23 entrances: from Tolstoy Square, business centres Makulan, Kiev-Donbass and Bessarabsky Quarter and from such streets as Krasnoarmeiska and Khreshchatyk. For today Metrograd is the biggest in Ukraine two-floored shopping mall that corresponds to the European standards…
The “Olimpiysky” shopping mall is a modern trade complex that sets the style and dynamics of Kiev of the 21st century. Locating in the very city’s whirlpool of traffic and people, business and commercial life “Olimpiysky” comfortably places itself on one of the liveliest capital streets with the highest shopping concentration. Opened in 2004 all at once “Olimpiysky” became one of the most visited shopping malls in Kiev. The main reasons for it may be the excellent traffic interchange and two entrances: the main one and another right from the railway station “Respublikansky stadium” underground vestibule. Another undeniable advantage of the shopping mall is the underground multi-level parking that houses up to 240 parking places (the entrance from Physkultury St)…
While visiting Promenada Center apart from shopping you can take a break in a lovely café and have a nice meal. If there is a necessity you can also make purchases in the supermarket “Furshet” which is situated right here as well. In Promenada Center on the Street Of Fashion you’ll find 1,5 km of shopping, 107 shops and boutiques and loads of diverse goods. Each weekend loyal customers can get a present and possibility to choose the best clothes from world-known brands. Each season the shopping mall gets a new breath with new collections of clothes, footwear and accessories. Promenading along a “green street” you can make purchases according to your needs as well as mood and feelings…