ARIA Centar, formerly known as BBI Centar, is a
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
in the center of
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
. It is one of the largest shopping malls in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, with an area of . It was opened on 6 April 2009. ARIA Centar was built on the site where
Robna kuća Sarajka, a popular state-owned department store, stood during the time Bosnia and Herzegovina was
part
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People
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of
SFR Yugoslavia
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. Construction was between 2006 and 2009. The four middle floors are also home to the headquarters of
Al Jazeera Balkans.
469 parking spaces with video surveillance are located on three underground floors. The square in front of ARIA Centar is a meeting place for the citizens of Sarajevo. Many events are held on the Square such as an art performance, children's playrooms, workshops, concerts, graduations and sporting events.
The
International Council of Shopping Centers
The International Council of Shopping Centers, doing business as ICSC, is the global trade association of what it calls the "Marketplaces Industry" (i.e., shopping centers, shopping malls, and all other retail real estate). Founded in 1957, it fe ...
awarded ARIA Centar with the ReStore Award. This distinction of European Shopping Centre Awards rewards both the developer and the local authority for a successful partnership that delivers a sustainable result for the local and regional community. The European Shopping Center Awards are the supreme awards in European retail property.
In October 2022, BBI Centar was renamed to ARIA Centar.
Net floor area specification
*Retail
*Office
*Restaurant
*Storage
*Parking
*Services
See also
*
List of shopping malls in Sarajevo
References
External links
*
Official website of residential complex Sarajevo Panorama, developed by ARIA Real EstateOfficial website of ARIA Real Estate Ltd
{{Sarajevo
Shopping malls in Sarajevo
Commercial buildings completed in 2009
Centar, Sarajevo