King of Prussia (shopping mall)

King of Prussia Mall
King of Prussia entrance between Neiman Marcus and Macy's in January 2017
Map
LocationKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°5′18″N 75°23′25″W / 40.08833°N 75.39028°W / 40.08833; -75.39028
Address160 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 19406
Opening dateAugust 15, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-08-15)[1]
DeveloperMorris A. Kravitz/The Kravco Co.
ManagementSimon Property Group
OwnerKing of Prussia Associates, Simon Property Group (now 100%)
No. of stores and services450
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area2,793,200 square feet (259,497 m2)[2]
No. of floors3 (East wing on levels 1-2, West wing 2-3, 3 in Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom, Ethan Allen on 3 only)
Parking5 parking lots, 3 parking garages, valet parking with 13,376+ spaces[3]
Public transit accessBus transport SEPTA bus: 92, 99, 123, 124, 125, 139 at the King of Prussia Transit Center
Bus transport The Rambler
Websitesimon.com/mall/king-of-prussia
Aerial view of the mall

King of Prussia, also referred to as King of Prussia Mall, and referred to locals as KOP, is a shopping mall located in the community of King of Prussia in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. It is the largest shopping mall in Pennsylvania and the third-largest shopping mall in the United States in terms of gross leasable area. It is an upscale mall with 450 retailers.

The mall opened in 1963, with a complex that became known as "The Plaza". A second, entirely separate complex, "The Court", opened adjacent to it in 1981. In 2016, a major expansion was completed, connecting the two buildings and creating one large shopping mall.[4]

  1. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-8-9-1963-stores/9597816/
  2. ^ Farfan, Barbara (August 5, 2019). "The Biggest Shopping Mall in America". The Balance Small Business. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "King of Prussia Mall". Visit Philadelphia. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "After 53 years, King of Prussia is finally one mall". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.