Gateway Theatre of Shopping

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]

Gateway Theatre of Shopping
The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Alternative names	Gateway
General information
Location	uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Address	1 Palm Boulevard, uMhlanga
Town or city	uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Construction started	3 March 1998
Inaugurated	September 2001
Renovated	April 2003, 2009, late 2018 December 2022 until June 2023
Owner	Old Mutual Property
Technical details
Floor area	176,398 m^2 (1,898,730 sq ft) ^[1]
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Johnson Murray Architects (original mall) CHT Architects (various major alterations 2003–2011) Stauch Vorster Architects (Gateway Hotel)
Structural engineer	Torbell Stretch
Main contractor	Grinaker LTA
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Stan Hayman ; Umesh Ramnath Also Impendulo Design Architects (2022/2023)
Renovating firm	CHT Architects
Other information
Number of stores	380 stores ^[2]
Parking	12,000 spaces
Website
www.gatewayworld.co.za

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]

Mall contents

Since opening in 2001, Gateway Theatre of Shopping has brought the latest retail trends, best fashion and lifestyle brands and a world of entertainment to KwaZulu-Natal. Every year, the super-regional mall attracts over two million visitors to its 380 world-class stores, selection of 70 eateries and premier cinema complex. With ample parking and easy access on Umhlanga Ridge, Gateway is the established first choice for both tourists and locals visiting with families or friends, to meet, shop, eat out, mingle and play. https://www.gatewayworld.co.za/about-us/

 

Mall map

References

1. "Menlyn Park mall, now Africa's largest, will reopen soon".
2. . Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
3. . Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
4. . eThekwini Online. City of Durbin. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
5. . Old Mutual. 28 March 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
6. Clur, Belinda (2007). "South African Property Market Continues to Sizzle". Research Review. International Council of Shopping Centers. 14 (2): 67. Retrieved 6 February 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Gateway official site

Coordinates: 29°43′32″S 31°04′00″E / 29.725589°S 31.066547°E / -29.725589; 31.066547