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MEGA Park is a large shopping and entertainment center in Almaty (Kazakhstan).

The Grand opening of MEGA Park took place on August 30, 2014. The opening was attended by the President of Astana group Nurlan Smagulov, akim of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Halyk Bank-Alexander Pavlov and Chairman of Halyk Bank Umut Shayakhmetova

Mega Park shopping center with an area of 106 226 m2 is located at the intersection of Seifullin Avenue and Makatayev street in Almaty. The commercial area of the center is 46 333 m2, and the underground Parking area is 34 110 m2. In the shopping center there are 105 boutiques, a supermarket macrocenter area of 3000 m2, a food court for 1000 seats, 23 cafes and restaurants (BurgerKing, KFC, Hardee's, Fish&Chips, etc.), Happylon amusement Park, 9-screen cinema-multiplex Chaplin, supporting RealD 3D format.

Near the 3-storey shopping center there is a Parking for 1600 cars, a musical fountain and it is planned to plant about 700 trees and shrubs. Inside the MEGA Park there are several works of modern art: wall painting "Melody of wandering" with a height of 14 m and a width of 9 m Kazakh artist Marat Bekeev, 32-meter high "Three elements" of the sculptor Eduard Kazaryan and the sculpture of the Italian Khelidon Khikh's "Taurus".

On average, mega shopping centers are visited by about 25-30 thousand people on weekdays, and on weekends and holidays the number of visitors reaches 30-40 thousand people. After the opening of MEGA Park, it is planned that more than 40 thousand people will visit the center every day.