Mall of America (Minnesota)
Name of Building
Mall of America (Minnesota)
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Date the building was designed and/or first built
June 14th, 1989 (Groundbreaking/ first day of construction)
August 11th, 1992 (Opened)
1996 (Addition of Aquarium)
2008 (Addition of Nickelodeon Universe)
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Construction Company: Triple Five Group
Culturally Specific Time Period
90's, USA
Geo-Location
44.85501471534902, -93.24230630505298
Size and/or Scale of Building
520,000 m²
Architectural Type
Commercial
Formal Style
Modern
Building Description
The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota is a large and expansive commercial structure. Externally it is primarily grey in color with many large reflective windows that can look blue due to the sky. It is rectangular in shape with four smaller square shaped buildings attached to each corner. Each building on the edge is at a diagonal angle that gives the overall mall less sharp corners. Many elongated pyramidal skylights cover the center ceiling of the mall, allowing plenty of natural light to seep in. They are quite noticeable when looking up on the highest level.. Two regular buildings attach the northern and southern sections of the mall. there are also two large parking garages on the eastern and western sides of the complex. More than 520 stores are contained in the mall. In the center is a Nickelodeon based theme park. There are a total of four levels to the mall. On level one there is a Sea Life aquarium. There are a total of ten entrances into the mall. One for each corner of the building and each cardinal direction.
Image source
Image 1: 2018_Mall_of_America_01 (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/2018_Mall_of_America_01.jpg)
Image 2: Mall_of_America_Floors_&_Escalators (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Mall_of_America_Floors_%26_Escalators.jpg)
Image 3: Mall_of_America_Aerial (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Mall_of_America_Aerial.jpg)
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Image 2: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Image 3: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Student First and Last Name
Jayce Johnson
Bibliographic references for the item
1. https://www.mallofamerica.com/about#:~:text=Mall%20of%20America%20was%20chosen,their%20first%20day%20of%20work.
2. https://www.britannica.com/place/Mall-of-America
3. https://www.mallofamerica.com/upload/MOA_Directory_Spring2017.pdf
2. https://www.britannica.com/place/Mall-of-America
3. https://www.mallofamerica.com/upload/MOA_Directory_Spring2017.pdf
Collection
Citation
Construction Company: Triple Five Group , “Mall of America (Minnesota),” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/55.
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