| Selfridges | |
|---|---|
 Oxford Street frontage | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Open, in use |
| Type | Department store |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts with Ionic columns |
| Address | 400 Oxford Street |
| Town or city | London, W1 |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′51.04″N 0°9′9.46″W / 51.5141778°N 0.1526278°W |
| Current tenants | Selfridges |
| Opened | 15 March 1909 |
| Cost | £400,000 |
| Client | Harry Gordon Selfridge |
| Owner | Central Group |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel frame |
| Floor count | 9 (1xRoof terrace; 5xcustomer above ground; 1xcustomer basement; 2xbasement storage) |
| Floor area | 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2) of selling space |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Daniel Burnham |
| Structural engineer | Sven Bylander |
| Other designers | Francis Swales, R. Frank Atkinson, Thomas Smith Tait, Gilbert Bayes |
| Designations | Grade II* Listed |
Selfridges is a Grade II listed retail premises on Oxford Street in London. It was designed by Daniel Burnham for Harry Gordon Selfridge, and opened in 1909.[1] Still the headquarters of Selfridge & Co. department stores, with 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2) of selling space,[2] the store is the second largest retail premises in the UK[1] (after Harrods).[2] It was named the world's best department store in 2010,[3] and again in 2012.[4]
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