# Mediterranean Cosmos

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{{short description|Shopping mall in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece}}

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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Mediterranean Cosmos
| image = Mediterranean cosmos.jpg
| caption = Front view of the mall.
| address = 11km National Road Thessaloniki - N. Moudania, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
| opening_date = October 2005
| developer = Lamda Development S.A.
| owner = Lamda Development
| number_of_stores = 226
| number_of_anchors = 7
| floor_area = {{convert|60000|m2|sqft}}
| floors = 2
| parking = 3000
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} OASTH {{RouteBox|36||#6499EF|white}} {{RouteBox|45||#6499EF|white}} KOSMOS
| website = {{url|www.mediterraneancosmos.gr/en}}
}}

'''Mediterranean Cosmos''' is a [shopping mall](/source/shopping_mall) located in [Pylaia](/source/Pylaia), a municipality of [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki), the second-largest city in [Greece](/source/Greece). It is the largest retail and entertainment development in [Northern Greece](/source/Northern_Greece).

== History ==
The mall officially opened in October 2005.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mediterranean Cosmos in Thessaloniki, Greece |url=https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/mediterranean-cosmos-32665.html |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=GPSmyCity |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2012, Lamda Development, the owners of the mall, announced that they will begin to charge parking fees from mid-February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mediterranean Cosmos Parking |url=https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=516293695069145}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mediterranean Cosmos |url=https://www.facebook.com/MediterraneanCosmosOfficial/posts/436710686360780 |accessdate=28 January 2013}}</ref> 

In 2017, [Värde Partners](/source/V%C3%A4rde_Partners) bought a controlling stake of the Mediterranean Cosmos and planned out an extension of the mall.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Värde Partners to sell stake in Lamda Malls for €109m |url=http://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/2022/05/23/314750/varde-partners-sell-stake-lamda-malls-eu109m |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.privateequitywire.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
It contains more than 200 retail units and facilities including an 11-screen multiplex [cinema](/source/Movie_theatre), numerous shops of [fashion](/source/fashion) and [electronics](/source/electronics) goods as well as [café](/source/coffeehouse)s, [restaurant](/source/restaurant)s, [bars](/source/bar_(establishment)), a [supermarket](/source/supermarket), an [amphitheatre](/source/amphitheatre) and an Orthodox [church](/source/church_(building)).<ref name=":1" />

== Design ==
Inside the mall, roads and square have been designed-like traditional cities of [Northern Greece](/source/Northern_Greece) in combination with the advantages of a modern city's center.<ref name=":1" />

== Location ==
The mall is located {{Convert|11|km|mi}} east of the city-centre and approximately {{Convert|5|km|mi}} away from [Thessaloniki Airport](/source/Thessaloniki_International_Airport%2C_%22Macedonia%22). It can be accessed by [National Road 67](/source/Greek_National_Road_67), the highway connecting [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki) with the southern part of [Chalkidiki](/source/Chalkidiki).<ref name=":1" />

==References==
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Mediterranean Cosmos (Thessaloniki)
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