Extensions
In 1993, the building was extended at the western end, over much of what had been City Square to the even greater length of 720 metres. In architectural style this extension is similar to the original, though the join can be detected internally by the low ceilings and dark corrdors in the extension, quite unlike the handsome arcades of the original phase. Following extension this was documented in the 1997 Guinness Book of Records to contain the longest shopping mall in the world.
Midsummer Place is effectively a southwards extension of the centre but is owned and operated independently. It was a planning requirement that it did not physically attach to the original building. Midsummer Place was designed by GMW Architects of London and opened in 2000. Part of Midsummer Boulevard had to be closed to traffic allow this to be built.
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