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SM Megamall/SM Ortigas
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Mall facts and statistics
Location	Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Opening date	June 1991
Developer	SM Prime Holdings
Management	SM Prime Holdings
Owner	SM Prime Holdings
No. of stores and services	600 shops, 150 restaurants
No. of anchor tenants	15
Total retail floor area	331,679 m²
Parking	5,000 cars
No. of floors	five floors plus a basement level
Website	SM Megamall

SM Megamall is the third largest shopping mall in the Philippines.^{[citation needed]} It is also known as SM Ortigas. The mall is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, Inc. ^[1]

Contents 1 Location and Vicinity 2 Attractions 3 History 4 Images 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

SM Megamall is located within the greater area of Ortigas Center, in the portion of the center encompassed by the city of Mandaluyong. It stands along the main EDSA thoroughfare and is almost-adjacent to the the Metro Rail Transit's Ortigas station.

The mall is located in close-proximity to several other shopping centers and malls. It is right across the street from another shopping complex, St. Francis Square, which has branches of some shops restaurants also found in SM Megamall. Some of the more notable shopping malls nearby are Robinsons Galleria, Shangri-la Plaza, Starmall, EDSA Central and The Podium; the latter also owned by SM Megamall's parent company, SM Prime Holdings, Inc.^{[citation needed]}

In a study done on the world's largest shopping malls by Eastern Connecticut State University, the mall was ranked fifth among the world's largest shopping malls by "ground level area", and was the second largest mall in the Philippines, below the SM Mall of Asia.^[2]

The mall is home to many of the staple anchors found in the SM family of shopping malls, collectively called SM Supermalls. SM Megamall has branches of SM Department Store, SM Supermarket, SM Foodcourt and SM Appliance Center. It also has twelve movie theaters as part of the SM Cinema theater chain.^{[citation needed]}

Other acknowledged anchors include Ace Hardware, National Bookstore, Surplus Shop, Toy Kingdom, Power Books, Watson's and Our Home.^{[citation needed]}

SM Megamall has a X-lane bowling center, called the SM Bowling Center.^{[citation needed]}

One of the first ice skating rinks in the country, can be found in this mall.^{[citation needed]}

For conventions and functions, the mall houses three SM Megatrade Halls on its top floor.^{[citation needed]}

Technology-related shops such as computer shops and mobile phone-specialist shops are collectively located in a section of the mall's fourth floor, designated the Cyberzone.^{[citation needed]}

The Atrium is often rented out for events and in-mall concerts.^{[citation needed]}

The Bridgeway connecting the two main buildings of the mall contains several eateries. While the mall itself closes at a set time (usually 9:00pm-10:00pm on ordinary days),^{[citation needed]} restaurants located within the Megastrip portion of the mall on the outskirts of the building premises are usually open until midnight.^{[citation needed]}

The mall was opened in June 1991, the third SM Supermall, after SM City North EDSA and the SM City Santa Mesa (formerly known as SM Centerpoint).^{[citation needed]} At one point it was ranked third largest by floor area, measuring 331,679 square meters. It also boasts the first ice skating rink in the country. The mall is accessible to any kind of transportation.^{[citation needed]}

• SM Prime Holdings
• SM City North EDSA
• SM Mall of Asia

• SM Department Stores. Official website.
• SM Prime Holdings. The official website of the parent company.
• SM Supermarket. The official website of SM Supermarket