The shopping mall concept has been around for centuries. The Istanbul Grand Bazaar in Turkey since its opening in 1461 is considered the world's oldest shopping mall. Today, there are thousands of shopping malls in the world. Here are the top three largest malls in the world in terms of total area. 1. The Dubai Mall Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the world's largest mall according to total area with 12 million square feet. The internal mall space is 6 million square feet; the same size as West Edmonton Mall in Canada. Location details for West Edmonton Mall can be found … [Read more...]