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Rundle Mall
Rundle Mall is a pedestrian street mall located in Adelaide, South Australia. It was opened as a pedestrian mall in September 1976 after the closing of the western section of Rundle Street between King William Street and Pulteney Street, to vehicular traffic. The street continues as Rundle Street (as before) to the east and Hindley Street to the west. By annual foot traffic, it is the busiest shopping precinct in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere.
At 520 m (1,710 ft) long, with over 1,000 retail outlets, 300 services, three department stores, and 15 arcades, Rundle Mall is the longest outdoor mall in the southern hemisphere. It is the centrepiece of Adelaide's city centre, and home to some of the most expensive commercial real estate in the state.
Rundle Mall is 520 m (1,710 ft) long, making it the largest pedestrian mall in the southern hemisphere. The mall welcomes over 800,000 visitors per week, with approximately 54 million annually as of 2024, making it by far the busiest and largest shopping precinct in Australia. In 2024, spending within the mall exceeded $1.4 billion.
Its terraces and storefronts feature ornate European architecture from the late 19th and 20th centuries, as well as modern buildings. It is also home to flagship retail stores of many large Australian retailers, and many smaller independent and chain stores. It features numerous luxury brands such as Tiffany & Co, Breitling, Tag Heuer, The Hour Glass (Rolex), Sephora, Bulgari and Cartier authorised dealers, as well as Gucci, Dior, Armani, Prada and Chanel, who operate concessions inside David Jones.
The mall also features a number of arcades and plazas containing smaller boutiques and eateries. These include the Italianate-style Adelaide Arcade (also being the first retail establishment in Australia with electric lighting), Regent Arcade, Gay's Arcade, City Cross, Southern Cross, Adelaide Central Plaza, Myer Centre, Renaissance Arcade, and Rundle Place.[citation needed].
Rundle Street, from which the mall takes its name, is named after John Rundle, a member of the British House of Commons and an original director of the South Australia Company. The street was named on 23 May 1837 by the Street Naming Committee.
In 1895, the first electric street lighting was installed at the intersection of Rundle Street (as it was then), King William Street and Hindley Street, at what is now known as "Beehive Corner".
During the late 19th century, Rundle Street had a tramline run through it, part of a large network of trams in Adelaide. Horse-drawn trams travelled from the Southern Cross Hotel, from King William Street into Rundle Street, past the Kent Town Brewery, with various lines travelling through different routes in the eastern suburbs.
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Rundle Mall
Rundle Mall is a pedestrian street mall located in Adelaide, South Australia. It was opened as a pedestrian mall in September 1976 after the closing of the western section of Rundle Street between King William Street and Pulteney Street, to vehicular traffic. The street continues as Rundle Street (as before) to the east and Hindley Street to the west. By annual foot traffic, it is the busiest shopping precinct in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere.
At 520 m (1,710 ft) long, with over 1,000 retail outlets, 300 services, three department stores, and 15 arcades, Rundle Mall is the longest outdoor mall in the southern hemisphere. It is the centrepiece of Adelaide's city centre, and home to some of the most expensive commercial real estate in the state.
Rundle Mall is 520 m (1,710 ft) long, making it the largest pedestrian mall in the southern hemisphere. The mall welcomes over 800,000 visitors per week, with approximately 54 million annually as of 2024, making it by far the busiest and largest shopping precinct in Australia. In 2024, spending within the mall exceeded $1.4 billion.
Its terraces and storefronts feature ornate European architecture from the late 19th and 20th centuries, as well as modern buildings. It is also home to flagship retail stores of many large Australian retailers, and many smaller independent and chain stores. It features numerous luxury brands such as Tiffany & Co, Breitling, Tag Heuer, The Hour Glass (Rolex), Sephora, Bulgari and Cartier authorised dealers, as well as Gucci, Dior, Armani, Prada and Chanel, who operate concessions inside David Jones.
The mall also features a number of arcades and plazas containing smaller boutiques and eateries. These include the Italianate-style Adelaide Arcade (also being the first retail establishment in Australia with electric lighting), Regent Arcade, Gay's Arcade, City Cross, Southern Cross, Adelaide Central Plaza, Myer Centre, Renaissance Arcade, and Rundle Place.[citation needed].
Rundle Street, from which the mall takes its name, is named after John Rundle, a member of the British House of Commons and an original director of the South Australia Company. The street was named on 23 May 1837 by the Street Naming Committee.
In 1895, the first electric street lighting was installed at the intersection of Rundle Street (as it was then), King William Street and Hindley Street, at what is now known as "Beehive Corner".
During the late 19th century, Rundle Street had a tramline run through it, part of a large network of trams in Adelaide. Horse-drawn trams travelled from the Southern Cross Hotel, from King William Street into Rundle Street, past the Kent Town Brewery, with various lines travelling through different routes in the eastern suburbs.
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