SM Mall of Asia is a shopping mall that opened on May 21, 2006 [1] (originally on August 30, 2005) and would be the Philippines' largest mall and the third biggest mall in the world in terms of gross floor size. It is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, under the management of Henry Sy, a Filipino-Chinese business tycoon --- regarded as one of the wealthiest men in Asia.
Mall of Asia is being constructed within the reclaimed lands west of Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City. It is built on 19.5 hectares of reclaimed land and has a gross floor area of 381,075 square meters. The mall is located at the southmost tip of EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue). A rotunda was constructed in the front of the mall with a huge bronze globe similar to Universal Studios. An Esplanade or walkway was constructed at the back of the mall where it served as the observation center for the world's first pyrotechnic competition, the World Pyro Olympics in December 2005.
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