Silesia City Center
Silesia City Center is a shopping mall in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was opened in 2005 as the first modern shopping mall in Katowice. In 2015 it has been described as the "largest shopping mall in the Silesia region".
Its total area covers a few thousand square metres, of which 650 000 sq metres is a trade zone, 100 000 sq metres is a housing estate and 600 000 sq metres is an office site. It is situated in Katowice along 107 Chorzowska Road. The edifice was opened 18 November 2005. An investor is Hungarian company - TriGranit Development Corporation.
Inside
In total, in Silesia City Center there are almost 850 shops, 40 cinema chambers, the centre of entertainment Fun City, banks and restaurants. On a rooftop there is a garden. There are partly underground car parks for 3000 cars as well, two guarded car parks and a free one for bicycles. Inside, in Tropical Square, there is a fountain, whose water is flipped approximately 13 metres up. The centre is divided into 43 avenues, named after main cities in Śląsk and Zagłębie Region, and 145 squares, acting as places facilitating meetings and leisure. Shops are situated round these squares and avenues, whose total length amounts over 10 kilometre.In January 2007 on SCC's area new points enabling access to the Internet were introduced. The Internet is available also in Tropical Square and the centre of entertainment Fun City.
SCC has prepared payable skating rink, cloakrooms and skate hiring which are to be open from December to March.