SM City Baguio is an enclosed shopping mall in Baguio in the Philippines. At a floor area of 107,841 m2 (1,160,790 sq ft), it is the largest shopping mall in the region. The entire complex stands on a land area of 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft) on Luneta Hill on top of Session Road overlooking historic Burnham Park and opposite Baguio's City Hall which is situated on a northern hill.
The mall was formally opened on November 21, 2003. It is also the first SM Supermall which does not use an Air-conditioning System. The mall is the only SM Mall ,other than the SM Mall of Asia, that make use of natural lighting and which does not have an air conditioned common area. The site of the mall was once occupied by the Pines Hotel, which burned down.
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