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the mall s concept designed triple 5 group, owned ghermezian brothers, own largest shopping mall in north america, west edmonton mall. mall of america located on site of former metropolitan stadium, minnesota vikings , minnesota twins played until hubert h. humphrey metrodome opened in 1982. plaque in amusement park commemorates former location of home plate, , 1 seat met stadium placed in mall of america @ exact location occupied in stadium, commemorating 520-foot (160 m) home run hit hall-of-famer harmon killebrew on june 3, 1967.
in 1986, bloomington port authority signed agreement ghermezian organization. groundbreaking mall took place on june 14, 1989. organizations involved include melvin simon , associates, teachers insurance , annuity (a.k.a. tiaa), triple 5 group, , office of architect jon jerde.
mall of america opened doors public on august 11, 1992. before opening, mall had earned several nicknames, including megamall , sprawl of america , hugedale —in reference 4 major dale shopping malls within twin cities: rosedale, southdale, ridgedale, , (defunct of 2010) brookdale—and simply, mall .
mall of america became largest shopping mall in total area , largest in total store vendors in united states when opened. mall of america s 42 million annual visitors equal 8 times population of state of minnesota. mall employs on 11,000 workers year-round , 13,000 during peak seasons.
during run all-encompassing entertainment , retail venue, aspects, particularly bars, have come under scrutiny. in early-2000 mardi gras-themed bar, fat tuesday, shut doors due indecent exposure , alcohol-related offenses.
in 2003, after protracted six-year legal battle between simon property group, managing general partner of property, , ghermezian brothers/triple 5 group, on majority ownership of site, federal appeals court ruled in favor of ghermezians, transferring control , planning authority of mall creator of concept. dispute stemmed 1999 purchase of teacher s insurance s 27.5% equity stake simon properties, giving them majority ownership. ghermezians claimed never told of deal , sued simon, citing fiduciary responsibility.
on november 3, 2006, ghermezians gained full control of mall of america spending us$1 billion.
on may 18, 2008, minnesota state legislature passed bill granting city of bloomington right use $34 million in tax-increment-financing pay public infrastructure support moa expansion. in 2011, construction began on expansion of south side of mall near killebrew drive, 506-room radisson blu hotel opened in march 2013. addition of hotel purposes of increasing accessibility park , making mall of america destination location anyone. addition of lightrail between airport , mall of america enabled people layovers in minneapolis spend convenient afternoon @ mall of america.
on november 29, 2011, google announced indoor maps mall of america along several other places airports, parks , public spaces.
on january 3, 2012, macy s inc. announced close bloomingdale s location @ mall of america.
on march 24, 2012, triple 5 group announced start of $200 million expansion build north parking lot of mall. rather long planned phase ii expansion, step in building expansion. plans call additional hotel , additional 200,000 square feet (19,000 m) of retail space. in march 2014, ground broken on mall s north side $104 million, 14-story jw marriott hotel, owned , financed shakopee mdewakanton sioux community.
in winter 2012–2013, mall of america hosted 40 feet (12 m) tall ice castle made of icicles formed 4 million gallons of water , fused together. castle joined 50 large ice towers create series of shimmering archways, tunnels, walls , caverns.
in 2016, king of prussia mall in king of prussia, pa finished building 140,000+ square ft. expansion new shops , restaurants connecting 2 buildings; plaza, , court. expansion meant mall of america lost spot of being largest.
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