Rundle Mall, Pedestrian shopping mall in Adelaide, Australia.
Rundle Mall is a pedestrian zone in Adelaide's city center, stretching over 500 meters (about 1,640 feet) and offering access to more than a thousand shops, department stores, and fifteen interconnected arcades. The zone connects several cross streets and hosts both international brands and local boutiques, cafés, and restaurants on both sides of the wide pedestrian promenade.
The zone opened in September 1976 after Premier Don Dunstan ordered the closure of western Rundle Street due to vehicle congestion and heavy pedestrian traffic. The conversion of a busy thoroughfare into a pedestrian zone marked a major shift in Adelaide's urban planning.
The street is named after John Rundle, a member of the British House of Commons and an original director of the South Australia Company; the Street Naming Committee named it on 23 May 1837. Visitors still gather at The Spheres, Bert Flugelman's two stacked stainless-steel balls erected in 1977, a customary meeting point in the mall.
The zone is accessible daily and best explored during business hours when most shops and cafés are open. Weekends can be busier, especially on Saturdays when many locals come to shop.
The dark metal figure on the wall, leaning back with three flat shapes held aloft, is one of several modern sculptures in the mall. Others include Bert Flugelman's four-metre The Spheres, two stacked stainless-steel balls 2.15 metres across, given to the city in 1977 for the Hindmarsh Building Society's centenary.
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