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61-622: The Cavite Peninsula is a peninsula extending northeast into Manila Bay from the coastal town of Noveleta in Cavite province in the Philippines . The northern tip of the peninsula is geographically the northernmost part of the province of Cavite. The peninsula is composed of 5 districts and the City of Cavite with a tiny southern portion part of the Municipality of Noveleta. The northernmost portion of

122-461: A basin . This may create peninsulas, and occurred for example in the Keweenaw Peninsula . In the case of formation from meltwater, melting glaciers deposit sediment and form moraines , which act as dams for the meltwater. This may create bodies of water that surround the land, forming peninsulas. If deposition formed the peninsula, the peninsula was composed of sedimentary rock , which

183-495: A rescheduling of the mall's opening was made to give the company an opportunity to allow more tenants to open shops and denied that the change was due to structural defects. The mall was officially inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with a special screening of Everest at the San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theater. The movie was shown three days after Philippine triathlete Leo Oracion reached

244-662: A seating capacity of 16,000 and a full house capacity of 20,000, which opened to the public on June 16, 2012. The arena is the alternative venue of the Philippine Basketball Association and the main venue of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The Mall of Asia concert grounds, also called the Mall of Asia parking grounds when there is no event, are public spaces located west of

305-502: A statement that the globe was not stolen and was just "undergoing maintenance for marketing strategy". The globe was covered in scaffolding. The mall management released a statement a day later that the globe is "back" and revealed that the supposed theft was staged as part of a publicity stunt to promote the Netflix film, Red Notice . This quickly went viral and was adapted into Internet memes . The mall includes branches of all of

366-420: A total of 10 cinemas, with six regular cinemas, Director's Club Cinema for intimate screenings (30 La-Z-Boy seats), Premier Cinema, CenterStage which can use for live musical concerts and theatrical performances, and an IMAX theater. One of the mall's main attractions is the first ever and the largest IMAX theater in the Philippines. Originally with the naming rights of San Miguel - Coca-Cola , IMAX Theatre

427-560: Is a dome-shaped museum that will feature the history of the Manila Galleon trade system, in which (over a period of 250 years) the Philippines and Mexico played major roles. The main attraction will be the Galleon ship which was used for trading. The museum is set to open in October 2025, after a lengthy delay due to undisclosed reasons. The Exploreum was a science and technology museum within

488-522: Is a large shopping mall in the Philippines, located at Bay City , Pasay , Philippines , within the SM Central Business Park, a reclaimed area within Manila Bay , and the southern end of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA/ C-4 ). Owned and developed by SM Prime , the largest mall chain owner and developer in the Philippines, the mall currently occupies 16 hectares (40 acres) of land area of

549-464: Is at the same latitude as the Parañaque Cathedral ( 14°30′1.6″N 120°59′30.32″E  /  14.500444°N 120.9917556°E  / 14.500444; 120.9917556  ( Parañaque Cathedral ) ) directly located 8.6 km (5.3 mi) to the east of the northernmost point, about 2.8 km (1.7 mi) further north than the northernmost point of Cavite mainland located near

610-580: Is located on a 1,947-square-meter (20,960 sq ft) space at the 3rd Level of the South Entertainment Mall. It was opened in November 2023, after delays. Similar to its branch in SM Southmall and SM City Fairview , it features bowling, billiards, other sports facilities, a mini-arcade, KTV, and a sports bar. The mall features the Philippines ' first Olympic -sized ice skating rink which

671-478: Is located on the third level of the mall's main building. It covers an area of 1,800 square meters (19,000 sq ft) and has a spectators area which can seat up to 200 people and accommodate up to 300 people. An older ice skating rink was one of the main features of the SM Mall of Asia at the time of its inauguration in 2006, which was situated at the ground level of the mall's main building. Its opening followed

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732-411: Is one of the world's biggest IMAX screens in 3D including 2D screenings. It was originally a traditional film projector that uses its 15/70 mm film format, IMAX GT (Grand Theatre). The IMAX Theater was closed on October 11, 2013, for digital conversion , and re-opened on October 30, 2013, along with the release of Thor: The Dark World . On November 6, 2014, the old traditional 70mm IMAX projector

793-480: Is undergoing a ₱ 1.5 billion expansion project since 2014, featuring new expansion areas for retail establishments and new indoor and outdoor amenities, including a football field and the installation of roof solar panels at the mall. A new two-level expansion is currently under construction at the top of the Main Mall and Entertainment Mall. It is expected to be fully complete by December DD, 2024. It will connect to

854-475: The IMAX lobby. It has since been permanently closed, with no plans for its return. Premier Cinema was closed on August 22, 2018, for renovation works and was now occupied by three Director's Club Cinemas. The SM Central Business Park is a 67-hectare (170-acre) mixed-use development located within the surrounding areas of the Mall of Asia complex, and is owned and developed by SM Prime . The complex currently occupies

915-558: The 16th century. A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes said to form a peninsula, for example in the New Barbadoes Neck in New Jersey , United States. A peninsula may be connected to

976-576: The 3rd floor, was opened in 2017. Several ice skating competitions have been held at the mall's ice skating rink such as the Skate Asia 2007, the first time an international competition at that scale was held in the Philippines. The ice hockey competition of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was also held in the venue. The mall features a total of 16 cinemas with 11 regular cinemas (including Center Stage Cinema), three Director's Club Cinemas, one Event Cinema, and one IMAX Theater. It originally featured

1037-839: The Cavite City Ferry Terminal behind the City Hall and the port near the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay , a direct distance of about 9.3 km (5.8 mi), linking the city to Metro Manila . The trip, which started on August 20, 2007, takes about 40 minutes compared to about 2 to 2.5 hours by land. 14°29′29″N 120°53′38″E  /  14.49139°N 120.89389°E  / 14.49139; 120.89389 Peninsula The word peninsula derives from Latin paeninsula , from paene  'almost' and insula  'island'. The word entered English in

1098-541: The Digistar Planetarium housed within a 16-meter-tall (52 ft) dome which was designed by Evans & Sutherland. In 2009, it was renamed into Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center as SM Prime Holdings partnered with Nido Fortified, a milk brand of Nestlé . In 2014, Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center was rebranded to The Exploreum, which featured 118 new interactive exhibits and over 100 non-interactive exhibits in eight major interactive galleries namely

1159-537: The Director's Club Cinema is now occupied by Surplus Shop. As part of the mall's continuing expansion in the North Wing, the original cinemas including the centerstage were temporarily closed. Five new cinemas under Cinemas 6-10 will replace the former Cinemas 1-3, and a large format cinema will replace the former Centerstage. Cinemas 7 and 8 were permanently closed and will be converted to tenant spaces. The SM Mall of Asia

1220-666: The E-com Center buildings that are used to hold mass gatherings , primarily concerts. When there is no event, the venue is used as a parking lot to accommodate employees of the E-com Center buildings, as well as mall guests. The venue was the site of the Close-Up Forever Summer concert deaths that occurred in May 2016. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines which led cinemas to be closed since March 2020, SM Cinema opened up

1281-424: The Mall of Asia Complex and a gross floor area of approximately 589,891 m (6,349,530 sq ft), and offers 46,647 m (502,100 sq ft) of floor area space for conventions and social functions. The area attracts a daily average foot traffic of about 200,000 people. The mall is currently the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the sixth in the world . When it opened in 2006, it

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1342-452: The Music Hall, an events hall (formerly open-air, now airconditioned) facing Manila Bay . As of late 2021, majority of the area has been renovated with addition of air-conditioning. Due to the mall's size, all buildings have concierge desks, assisting local information within the area. The mall's 5,000 parking spaces are divided across two, six-story parking buildings conveniently designated

1403-520: The Natural World, Human Adventure, Zoom, Connect, Cyberville, Space Camp, the Living Earth, and Science Park. Exploreum was closed in 2017 as a part of the mall expansion. The XD Cinema was a 4D theater located at the IMAX lobby at the ground floor, opened on November 25, 2014, on soft opening equipped with strategically located 48 pneumatic controlled seats that highlight the immersive nature of

1464-580: The North and South Parking Buildings, which have been covered with a solar rooftop. The South Parking Building houses the mall's official The SM Store , while the mall's supermarket, the SM Hypermarket is located at the North Parking Building. Since 2016, these parking buildings are equipped with elevators and escalators, which allow fast access to parking levels. Since its opening in 2006, visitors to

1525-714: The Northwest Main Mall's 2nd Level reopened in September 2024, whilst the 3rd Level of the North Entertainment Mall and Northwest Main Mall remains under construction. A new wing connecting The Galeon Museum and the north side of Entertainment Mall was opened, featuring restaurants on the ground floor and the new Cinemas 7 and 8 on the second floor. The estimated gross floor area of the expansion project would be 650,000 m (6,996,541.8 sq ft) upon full completion. Museo del Galeón (formerly The Galeón)

1586-490: The case of Florida , continental drift, marine sediment, and marine transgressions were all contributing factors to its shape. In the case of formation from glaciers (e.g., the Antarctic Peninsula or Cape Cod ), peninsulas can be created due to glacial erosion , meltwater or deposition . If erosion formed the peninsula, softer and harder rocks were present, and since the glacier only erodes softer rock, it formed

1647-648: The closure of the old skating rink at the SM Megamall which was built in 1992. On 2015, the skating rink made a comeback and eventually opened at the SM Megamall, and during the mall's renovation works, the skating rink was temporarily moved from 2015–2017 to the open area lot between the SMX Convention Center Manila and the MOA Arena, which is currently occupied by MOA Square. The new skating rink, located at

1708-798: The country and the largest IKEA store in the world, at the mall's complex. Following the mall's opening in 2006, it caused several smaller shopping malls nearby to close, such as the Pearl Plaza and the Uniwide Coastal Mall, both located in Barangay Tambo , Parañaque . However, this is changing with the rise of other malls and similar structures such as the Ayala Malls Manila Bay and W Mall. Plans for SM Mall of Asia began in 1995, with construction originally slated to begin in January 1996; it

1769-476: The country; however, its temporary lobby is closed being used as offices for cinema personnel and as an emergency fire exit . On August 18, 2019, the IMAX Theater was closed for renovation and re-opened on October 29, 2019, with updated interiors and high-end spectator seats with comfortable Paragon 918 chairs from world-class spectator seats manufacturer Ferco Seating. The IMAX re-opened on May 4, 2022, along with

1830-447: The delivery of construction materials. Frequent rains in the last quarter of 2005 also delayed the turnover of mall space to tenants. Due to these circumstances, SM Prime decided to move the opening date to March 3, 2006. On February 27, 2006, the local newspaper Manila Standard Today reported that a team of Pasay City engineers found huge cracks underneath the structure, which was causing the structure to vibrate. When questioned about

1891-550: The eastern side of J.W. Diokno Boulevard and EDSA Extension. The entirety of the Mall of Asia complex, which includes the SM Business Park and other nearby commercial buildings, office towers, and condominiums located across J.W. Diokno Boulevard and the Business Park complex comprises a total area of roughly 110 hectares (270 acres). The SM Mall of Asia Arena is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex which has

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1952-607: The inspection, the Pasay City Engineering Department denied making any statement regarding defects in the Mall of Asia. Engineer Edwin Javaluyas, Pasay City Engineering Officer, in his letter to SM Prime Holdings Inc., said he never stated that the city hall's engineering department inspected the Mall of Asia on February 23, 2006. SM Prime, however, decided to move the opening to May 21 of that year. Jeffrey Lim, corporate information officer of SM Prime, emphasized that

2013-434: The limited-early release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker , while the other remaining cinemas, the three Director's Club Cinemas equipped with Dolby Atmos and laser projector were re-opened on its grand re-launch on January 22, 2020, at the former space of Premier Cinema. Cinemas 9 to 11, which are former Cinemas 1 to 3 remained in temporary operations after the re-opening of the renovated theaters. The former space of

2074-526: The main SM Mall of Asia shopping mall complex. A ₱313 million joint venture between SM Prime Holdings and United-States-based Leisure Entertainment Consultancy (LEC), it opened in 2007 as the SM Science Discovery Center. It featured a digital planetarium and a wide range of technology and science-themed exhibits. At the time of its opening, the two-level science center covered an area of 3,200 square meters (34,000 sq ft). It also featured

2135-520: The mainland via an isthmus , for example, in the Isthmus of Corinth which connects to the Peloponnese peninsula. Peninsulas can be formed from continental drift , glacial erosion , glacial meltwater , glacial deposition , marine sediment , marine transgressions , volcanoes, divergent boundaries or river sedimentation. More than one factor may play into the formation of a peninsula. For example, in

2196-425: The mall anchor Cyberzone for IT-related shops, one of the biggest Cyberzones in the country since the opening of SM North EDSA . Opened on February 12, 2020, the new Food Hall is located in the 3rd Level, across SM Skating Rink at the main mall. Replacing the former SM Food Court at the second floor, it features budget to upscale dining choices. A replacement of SM Bowling Center, the flagship branch of SM Game Park

2257-404: The mall carpark buildings. The new expansion will feature a football pitch with grandstand (which it will be suitable for various uses like soccer , Summer Olympics , concerts , and other concert/sporting events), botanical gardens, and parks at the mall's 4th level roof deck with all-new shops and restaurants at the mall's third and fourth levels. It is built in phases. The first phase features

2318-467: The mall have been welcomed by large steel framed globe on a roundabout at the southern tip of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), known as the MoA Globe. In 2009, the globe was turned into Globamaze, an LED display. On November 13, 2021, the iconic globe was reportedly stolen by a helicopter that was recorded by a delivery rider at 11:00 p.m. on the previous day. The Pasay City police issued

2379-489: The mall's opening in 2006. The mall also provides office space. Dell International Services , a subsidiary of Dell, Inc. once occupied a 13,470 m (145,000 sq ft) area at the second floor of the North Parking Building of the mall. Eventually, in 2015, Teleperformance took over that space until 2019, as the company moved its operations to the MOA Annex Building. Currently, the site has been replaced by

2440-736: The mouth of the Grande River in Noveleta and where Kawit ends on the river, is technically the start of the peninsula, at the average tide level. The northernmost point of the Cavite Peninsula is also the northernmost point of the province of Cavite located at the northern tip of the Danilo Atienza Air Base (Sangley) ( 14°30′1.6″N 120°54′43.2″E  /  14.500444°N 120.912000°E  / 14.500444; 120.912000  ( Cavite northernmost point ) ). For comparison, it

2501-454: The mouth of the Zapote River ( 14°28′31.6″N 120°58′11.5″E  /  14.475444°N 120.969861°E  / 14.475444; 120.969861  ( Mainland Cavite northernmost point ) ). Only one two-lane road, San Juan Road, connects the peninsula and its communities to mainland Cavite. A faster alternative to the peninsula from Manila is the regular ferry service between

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2562-667: The new Olympic-sized ice skating rink and a Food Hall (replacing the old Foodcourt) on the 3rd Floor along with more new shops and restaurants. The new ice skating rink and the Food Hal, were completed in 2017 and in February 2020, respectively. As of October 2023, a portion of the North Main Atrium, which would soon connect to the rest of the mall, has reopened, as well as the Sky Garden. The North Entertainment Mall's Ground and 2nd Levels and

2623-528: The newly renovated IMAX theater lobby, which can be used for birthday parties , corporate events, and seminars, and it can house up to 45 people. Half of the original cinema area, including Cinemas 4 to 6, Director's Club and Premier Cinema, was closed on August 22, 2018, after the celebration of the 2nd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino and were demolished for renovation as part of the mall expansion. The new Cinemas 1 to 5 softly re-opened in December 2019 along with

2684-527: The northern and southern channels situated along J.W. Diokno Boulevard and the western end of the EDSA Extension. The complex serves as one of Henry Sy 's vision to build a landmark within Metro Manila , and currently features events venues, mixed-use buildings, office towers, hotels, and transport hubs. The business park does not include the complex's condominiums, hotels, and other properties situated along

2745-527: The peninsula, called Sangley Point, was the location of the former U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point until 1971 when it was turned over to the Philippine government. It is now called the Danilo Atienza Air Base , a Philippine Air Force base. Cavite City is divided into five districts: San Antonio on the north, Caridad at the center, San Roque at the east, Sta. Cruz on the southwest and Dalahican on

2806-531: The peninsula. Only a tiny portion at the southernmost part belongs to Noveleta . Dalahican in Cavite City is the first settlement of the city from Noveleta while San Rafael IV is the last barangay of Noveleta. San Rafael IV is separated from Santa Isabel of Kawit , by the Grande River (Rio Grande of Cavite), also known as the San Juan River (incorrectly named as Ylang-ylang River on Google Maps). The location of

2867-544: The project's design architect and Architect Robert Carag Ong, Architect of Record, and GHT Services as the complex's project managers. SM tapped two separate construction firms for the construction of the mall: Hilmarc's Construction Corp. for the South Parking Building, Main Mall, and Entertainment Mall; and Monolith Construction Development Corp. for the North Parking Building. The mall would have opened before Christmas Day of 2005 but had been delayed due to hitches in

2928-472: The release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . The cinema was closed for renovation some time in 2024 for an IMAX with Laser upgrade and reopened on November 20, 2024. Additional cinemas were opened in the mall since 2016. Two digital theaters, Cinemas 7 and 8, were opened at the north side of the entertainment mall in December 2016. The Event Cinema was opened on December 12, 2018, and located at

2989-468: The sediment is deposited, forming a delta peninsula. Marine transgressions (changes in sea level) may form peninsulas, but also may affect existing peninsulas. For example, the water level may change, which causes a peninsula to become an island during high water levels. Similarly, wet weather causing higher water levels make peninsulas appear smaller, while dry weather make them appear larger. Sea level rise from global warming will permanently reduce

3050-402: The size of some peninsulas over time. Peninsulas are noted for their use as shelter for humans and Neanderthals . The landform is advantageous because it gives hunting access to both land and sea animals. They can also serve as markers of a nation's borders. SM Mall of Asia SM Mall of Asia (also abbreviated as SM MoA , or simply Mall of Asia or MoA ; [ˈmoː.ɐ] ),

3111-521: The south towards the Municipality of Noveleta. The peninsula is shaped like a human left hand starting from about the middle of the forearm with fingers forming a letter 'C'. Cañacao Bay is the body of water formed by the C-shaped upper peninsula. The thumb area was the historic old Port City of Cavite, the sister city and main seaport of the City of Manila . Because of deeper waters than the Port of Manila that

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3172-694: The standard anchor stores found in most of the SM Supermalls . The first-ever branch of Taste Asia, one of the SM Supermalls' food court brands, is located right outside the mall's supermarket, the sprawling SM Hypermarket. Opened on September 27, 2024, the first-ever branch of Disney Store in Southeast Asia is located in Level 1, North Main Mall. The mall's open-air Music Hall directly facing Manila Bay has also held numerous events, contests, and concerts since

3233-557: The summit of Mount Everest , the world's highest mountain. The Mall of Asia consists of four buildings interconnected by walkways and elevated pathways: the Main Mall, the Entertainment Mall, and the North and South Wing Parking Buildings. The Main Mall includes numerous shopping and dining establishments and the food court. The Entertainment Mall is a two-story complex, most of which is open-air, and also features some shopping and dining businesses. The Entertainment Mall also hosts

3294-503: The theater while maintaining an exclusive ambiance to delight the audience, it has enormous in-theatre effects including snow , wind , water , scent , fog , and strobe /lightings. It also has leg tickler, motion seats, seat vibrators, and seat impactors to add a breathtaking fourth dimension experience. The first local film to be shown in this theater is Feng Shui 2 . The XD Cinema was closed in April 2017 for ongoing renovation works of

3355-651: The thumb, known as the Cavite Punta or Cavite Point , was the location of the old Spanish shipyard where galleons were built. It later became Cavite Navy Yard during the American colonial rule . Bacoor Bay is the enclosed body of water formed by the eastern shore of the peninsula, starting from the tip of the thumb (Cavite Point), circling to mainland Cavite province, continuing to the northern tip of Burunggoy Island (now Island Cove Hotel & Leisure Park). The present and larger Cavite City has jurisdiction over most of

3416-552: The volcano erupts near shallow water. Marine sediment may form peninsulas by the creation of limestone . A rift peninsula may form as a result of a divergent boundary in plate tectonics (e.g. the Arabian Peninsula ), while a convergent boundary may also form peninsulas (e.g. Gibraltar or the Indian subcontinent ). Peninsulas can also form due to sedimentation in rivers. When a river carrying sediment flows into an ocean,

3477-496: Was created from a large deposit of glacial drift . The hill of drift becomes a peninsula if the hill formed near water but was still connected to the mainland, for example during the formation of Cape Cod about 23,000 years ago. In the case of formation from volcanoes, when a volcano erupts magma near water, it may form a peninsula (e.g., the Alaskan Peninsula ). Peninsulas formed from volcanoes are especially common when

3538-411: Was marketed to become the largest shopping mall in the world upon completion. The mall is the centerpiece project of SM Prime at the SM Central Business Park, where five one-story buildings serve as the company's corporate offices, while the sixth building is being occupied by TeleTech Holdings, Inc. as their flagship site in the country. The SM Mall of Asia's design team includes Arquitectonica as

3599-419: Was the largest shopping mall in the Philippines until SM North EDSA was redeveloped in 2008, and was relegated to third place by the expansion of SM Megamall from 2011 to 2015 when SM Seaside City opened to the public before returning to this spot in 2017. Later, it again became the largest shopping mall in the Philippines starting 2021, following the opening of IKEA Pasay City, the first IKEA store in

3660-669: Was then located along the banks of the Pasig River , the Port of Cavite became the staging and receiving area for the Manila galleon trade from 1565 to 1815. The port city used to be an island connected by a causeway to Barangay San Roque as seen from the picture above and the map to the left. The land along the causeway was reclaimed in the late 1960s, and is now occupied by the San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite . The tip of

3721-425: Was used for Christopher Nolan 's Interstellar . In July 2017, the main lobby was temporarily closed for renovation (where the XD Cinema is going to be demolished), and its lobby was temporarily moved at the second floor in front of Cinemas 7 and 8, the main lobby re-opened on December 11, 2018, upon the launch of Event Cinema and the Asian premiere screening of Aquaman where its star Jason Momoa has arrived in

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