Centro Comercial Galerias, Shopping center in San Salvador, El Salvador
Centro Comercial Galerias is a shopping center in San Salvador, El Salvador, owned by Grupo Siman. It has three underground parking levels and a fourth floor added in 2006 for a Cinépolis cinema. The complex incorporates La Casona, a late-1950s mansion built by a Palestinian family, preserved during construction.
The mall was conceived in early 1990 by SIMCO, a sister company of the Almacenes Siman group, and construction lasted almost four years. Excavation for three underground parking levels reached 12 meters, so more than 2,000 workers took extreme precautions, with a Swiss company building a protective ring around the 1950s mansion La Casona. In 2006 a fourth floor was added and adapted for the Cinépolis cinema chain.
La Casona, a late-1950s mansion kept in good condition, stands inside the mall and was once home to a family of Palestinian origin. It is the only shopping center in the country with such an attraction, and visitors can see the house among the stores.
The mall sits in San Salvador, El Salvador, with three levels of underground parking dug during construction; a fourth floor was added in 2006 for the Cinépolis cinemas. La Casona, the 1950s mansion, stands inside the complex and can be seen while walking the retail levels.
La Casona, a late-1950s mansion that was home to a family of Palestinian origin, stands inside the mall and is the only such attraction in any shopping center. To build the three underground parking levels, more than 2,000 workers dug 12 meters deep while a Swiss company built a protective ring around the house.
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