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The Centaurus

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The Centaurus
General information
Status Complete
Type Hotel, Mega Mall, Residential and Corporate
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Construction started 2005
Completed 2011
Opening 17 February 2013
Cost USD $ 350 million
Height
Architectural 200 m (656 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 21
Design and construction
Architect Atkins
Developer Pak Gulf Construction, Al Mahad Group of Companies (Saudi Arabia) and Sardar Builders
Other information
Number of rooms 350
Website
www.thecentaurus.com

The Centaurus is a mixed use real-estate development in Islamabad, Pakistan. The project includes a 36-floor hotel, three 23-floor residential and office towers and a five-storey shopping mall.

Designed by British architectural firm WS Atkins, it comprises of three skyscrapers, containing corporate offices, residential apartments, and a 5-star Mövenpick Hotel.

The estimated cost for building the complex was $350 million USD. The Centaurus Mall is located over four-storey, which has around 250 shops. Major tenants include Al-Fatah Store, Scentsation, Khaadi, Gul Ahmed, Charles & Keith, Junaid Jamshed, Hush Puppies, Sputnik Footwear, Nike, Hub Jafferjees and International Watch Company .

In what it called a move to avoid ‘over-crowding’, Centaurus Mall in a public notice said visitors will have to buy a coupon to enter the mall, which is adjustable against shopping at the mall on the same day. The public notice listed 23 types of people who will not have to purchase the entry coupons. Those exempted include all women and children under 12, senior citizens, lawmakers and executives, diplomats and foreigners, journalists, and lawyers, members of country clubs, doctors, and teachers. Further, the notice said, “famous players of hockey, cricket, football and golf” and “celebrities” do not have to purchase the entry coupon

Coordinates: 33°42′28″N 73°03′00″E / 33.7077°N 73.0499°E / 33.7077; 73.0499


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