The Riem Arcaden is the largest shopping mall in Munich . It was built in the Messestadt Riem district at Willy-Brandt-Platz and designed by the Allmann Sattler Wappner firm and opened on 10 March 2004.
23-456: The 122,500 m² building complex of the Riem Arcaden city quarter offers space for over 140 shops, cafés and restaurants on three floors and around 61,100 m² of retail space. In addition to various fashion brands - such as Marc O'Polo or Tommy Hilfiger (company) - technical novelties, sports equipment, accessories, toys and home décor, doctors, a pharmacy, hairdressers, beauty salons as well as
46-497: A Novotel hotel with around 278 rooms and a Motel One hotel which has 310 rooms. Riem Arcades can be accessed via Bundesautobahn 94 and the U-Bahn station Messestadt-West (right outside the main entrance). underground line U2 , bus lines 139, 189, 190, 234, 263 and 264 also stop there. 48°07′55″N 11°41′31″E / 48.13194°N 11.69194°E / 48.13194; 11.69194 Marc O%27Polo Marc O’Polo
69-495: A dry cleaner and alteration tailor are also available for the approximately 9 million visitors each year. On the upper floor there are several cafés surrounded by shops such as Hugendubel , Müller and Zara . In the middle of the ground floor, a food court, includes restaurant chains such as Nordsee and McDonald's and other restaurants. The food on offer ranges from Indian and Vietnamese to Italian and Bavarian dishes. Initially, no other shops or supermarkets were planned for
92-526: A fashion model, closing the Versace Autumn/Winter 2017 fashion show. She was also model for Marks and Spencer . In 2018, Valletta appeared in advertisements for Mango , Blumarine , Escada , Chanel Watches, Prada and David Yurman . In 2019, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Korea and U.S. Elle , advertising campaigns for Stella McCartney and Holt Renfrew , and editorials for Italian, American and Arabian Vogue . Valletta's first role
115-547: A fashion model, landing her first of 17 American Vogue covers in February 1993. During the 1990s, Valletta reached the status of supermodel, working as the face of Giorgio Armani , Chanel , Escada , Louis Vuitton , Prada , Valentino , Gucci and Versace , and signing multimillion-dollar cosmetics contracts with Calvin Klein and Elizabeth Arden . From 1995 to 1996, Valletta and her friend and fellow model Shalom Harlow hosted
138-536: A recurring role as the fallen socialite Lydia Davis on ABC 's drama television series Revenge . In 2015, Valletta starred as the scheming Carla Briggs in another ABC soap opera, Blood & Oil . Amber Evangeline Valletta was born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Her mother, Theresa Malaby, worked at the post office. Her grandmother is Portuguese. Valletta is a Cherokee Nation citizen. Her half-brother
161-617: Is a Swedish - German fashion label founded in 1967 by Rolf Lind, Göte Huss and Jerry O'Sheets. Marc O’Polo was founded in Stockholm in 1967 by Rolf Lind, Göte Huss, and Jerry O'Sheets. In 1972, the label introduced logo-imprinted cotton t-shirts, and launched a unisex sweatshirt . The first Marc O’Polo store opened in Düsseldorf in 1979. In 1997, the company's original distribution partner for Germany, Werner Böck, expanded his shareholdings founding Marc O’Polo International GmbH, which
184-484: Is actor and producer Robert Parks-Valletta . Valletta got her start in the fashion industry when her mother enrolled her in modeling school at the age of 15 at the Linda Layman Agency. Valletta, along with the likes of Kate Moss , Eva Herzigová , Tyra Banks , Carolyn Murphy and Shalom Harlow , was one of the most recognizable faces of the generation immediately subsequent to the original supermodels. During
207-565: Is responsible for all the company operations including design, production, distribution and marketing. On the same year Marc O’Polo relocated its headquarters from Stockholm to Stephanskirchen in the district of Rosenheim . From 1997 Marc O’Polo began to produce bags and small leather goods, the next year in 1998 they launched beachwear and children's clothing. In 2003, a flagship Marc O’Polo store opened in Munich's Theatinerstraße and simultaneously opened an online store. Since 2008, and
230-568: The MTV show House of Style . In the 2000s, Valletta began to focus on her career as an actress. She had her first major film role as a poltergeist in Robert Zemeckis 's supernatural thriller What Lies Beneath (2000). She has since appeared in films such as Hitch (2005), Transporter 2 (2005), Man About Town (2006), Dead Silence (2007), Gamer (2009), and The Spy Next Door (2010). In 2011, she moved to television, appearing in
253-935: The 1990s she appeared 13 times on the cover of American Vogue , second only to Claudia Schiffer 's sixteen. Valletta was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of American Vogue as one of the "Modern Muses". She has appeared on the cover of several international fashion magazines, such as Germany's Cosmopolitan and Glamour ; Spain's Elle , Telva and Harper's Bazaar ; UK's Esquire and Love and US' V , Porter , Interview , Ocean Drive , Shape , Allure , Marie Claire and i-D . Valletta has walked in fashion shows for Versace , Lanvin , Louis Vuitton , Balenciaga , Gucci , Valentino , Prada , Michael Kors , Alberta Ferretti , Claude Montana , Dolce & Gabbana , Pierre Balmain , Sonia Rykiel , Versus , Yohji Yamamoto , Anna Molinari , Calvin Klein , Christian Dior and Tom Ford . She
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#1732934428573276-536: The Marc O'Polo store in Brussels during the 2014 Art Brussels contemporary art fair; the 2014 photo::vienna exhibition of contemporary Austrian photography at Vienna ’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) ; and artist Stefan Gbureck's 2014 motorcycle ride from Berlin to Rio de Janeiro . Amber Valletta Amber Evangeline Valletta (born February 9, 1974) is an American model and actress. She began her career as
299-598: The campaign introduced Amber Valletta , followed by Uma Thurman in Fall/Winter 2014 in campaigns photographed by Mario Sorrenti . For the Fall/Winter 2013 and Spring/Summer 2014 seasons, Marc O’Polo co-created collections with the fashion illustrator Garance Doré , and for the Fall/Winter 2014 season with the graffiti artist André Saraiva . Since 2011, the company has sponsored the Marc O’Polo Design Award which honors innovative approaches to design among
322-529: The ensemble comedy film Girl Walks into a Bar . In 2011, Valletta was cast in the recurring role as the socialite Lydia Davis on the ABC television prime time soap opera Revenge . In 2014, she was a regular cast member in the TNT crime drama series Legends , playing Sean Bean 's character's ex-wife. In 2015, Valletta starred in the short-lived ABC prime-time soap opera Blood & Oil . She played Carla Briggs,
345-536: The glamorous business partner and new wife of oil tycoon Hap Briggs ( Don Johnson ). In 2016, Valletta starred in the video for Keith Urban 's song " Blue Ain't Your Color ", directed by Carter Smith. She also starred in the video for Fergie 's song " M.I.L.F. $ ". Valletta serves as the spokesperson for Oceana 's Seafood Contamination Campaign, to raise awareness of the dangers of mercury poisoning in various kinds of seafood. The decision to join Oceana's campaign
368-769: The horror film Dead Silence , as Ella Ashen, and as Claire in Premonition , starring Sandra Bullock . Also in 2007, Valletta played the leading role in the independent coming-of-age film My Sexiest Year . In 2009, Valletta starred alongside Gerard Butler in the science fiction action film Gamer . The film was released in North America on September 4, 2009, to negative reviews from critics. In 2010, she starred in The Spy Next Door , alongside Jackie Chan , George Lopez , and Billy Ray Cyrus ; she played Chan's character's love interest, Gillian. In 2011, she appeared in
391-405: The new Messestadt Riem district created in 1999. For this reason, in addition to its regional importance as a major shopping centre, the Riem Arcaden also played the role of a daily local supplier for an entire district for some time. The lower floor therefore houses many smaller shops as well as shops for daily needs such as Edeka (with a postal agency) and Aldi . Numerous events in and around
414-595: The opening of the first Marc O’Polo store in Asia (in Singapore Changi Airport ), the company has invested in international expansion. The first Marc O’Polo stores in China opened in 2014. In 2013, Marc O’Polo introduced a new claim, ‘Follow your Nature,’ and began featuring celebrities in its campaigns. The actor Jeff Bridges was featured in campaigns for the company's menswear collections. In 2013 and Spring 2014,
437-465: The shopping centre serve as a meeting place for visitors and residents alike. Together with local schools, kindergartens and social initiatives, the Riem Arcaden are involved in various charitable projects. Around 26,000 people visit each day. The centre's car park has 2,700 parking spaces and a valeting service. Electric car charging stations are provided. In addition to the mall, the Riem Arcaden city quarter offers 30,000 m² of office space, 62 flats and
460-462: The students of Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm, Sweden. Marc O'Polo has also supported specific creative ventures by a range of international artists, such as the 2013 publication of a bilingual (German-English) edition of photographer Werner Eisele's chronicle of auto racing in the '60s and '70s, Formula 1 Legends ; floral artist Thierry Boutemy's installation ‘A Piece of Art’ exhibited in
483-518: Was as Allegra Cole in Andy Tennant 's romantic comedy Hitch . The film was released on February 11, 2005, and was a box office and critical success. She also had a role in Transporter 2 , playing the mother of the kidnapped child. She played the female lead in the 2006 independent film The Last Time , co-starring alongside Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser . In 2007, she had supporting roles in
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#1732934428573506-721: Was in the comedy film Drop Back Ten (2000). Later that year, she played a supporting role in the thriller film What Lies Beneath , starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer and directed by Robert Zemeckis . She appeared alongside Nicolas Cage in The Family Man . In 2003, she played Celine in Danny DeVito 's Duplex , starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore , and in 2004, she played Martina in Raising Helen , opposite Kate Hudson , Hayden Panettiere , Abigail Breslin , and Helen Mirren . Valletta's first major film role
529-429: Was the face of NARS Cosmetics ' Spring 2010 Collection. Valletta also continued to work with photographer Steven Meisel . Not only was she selected by Steven Meisel for the 2014 50th Anniversary Cover of Italian Vogue but one of her prior Italian Vogue editorials with super model Tracy James and photographed by Meisel was selected as one of Italian Vogues most Iconic photos. Valletta continues to work as
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