Canal Walk

For the Canal Walk in Richmond, Virginia, see James River and Kanawha Canal.

For the Canal Walk in Indianapolis, see Indiana Central Canal.

Canal Walk
Shoppers during a summer's evening
General information
Town or city	Century Boulevard, Century City, Cape Town
Country	South Africa
Construction started	2000
Technical details
Floor area	141,000 m2 (1,520,000 sq ft)
Other information
Number of stores	400+

Canal Walk is a shopping centre in Cape Town, South Africa, that opened in 2000 and was built around a canal. It has a total retail area of 141,000-square-metre (1,520,000 sq ft). The centre forms the heart of a mixed-use development known as Century City, which includes office blocks, residential areas and the Ratanga Junction theme park.

Canal Walk is the 3rd largest shopping centre in Africa. Gateway Centre in Durban is the largest and the Sandton City complex in Johannesburg is larger if you include the Nelson Mandela Square annex. Built in what the developers call "Cape Venetian architecture", the shopping centre hosts over 400 stores, 7,000 parking bays, numerous restaurants, 20 cinemas plus a game arcade.

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  Atrium-like glass ceilings provide natural light to the double-storey mall
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  A massive food court with multi-media entertainment

External links

• Canal Walk website
• Century City website