{"id":121459,"date":"2023-11-25T08:29:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T08:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121459"},"modified":"2023-11-25T08:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T08:29:43","slug":"the-worlds-biggest-car-park-built-randomly-to-boost-citys-unknown-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/the-worlds-biggest-car-park-built-randomly-to-boost-citys-unknown-image\/","title":{"rendered":"The worlds biggest car park built randomly to boost citys unknown image"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The world\u2019s biggest car park has been confirmed by Guinness World Records – and it was built largely so a relatively unknown city could make a name for itself.<\/p>\n

The Edmonton car park was built in 1981 alongside a new out-of-town shopping centre, complete with a raft of other impressive features, in an attempt to get people to know about the Canadian city.<\/p>\n

Located in the province of Alberta, Edmonton had a population of 500,000 at the time of construction, yet still built a 30,000-space car park for the attraction – accounting for over 25 percent of the population, assuming four people to a car.<\/p>\n

West Edmonton Mall was also once the world\u2019s largest shopping centre too – although has since been trumped by others like Dubai Mall and a huge precinct in China which has been nicknamed the world’s largest ghost mall, since it has barely had any customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Canadian version transcended the ‘shopping centre’ tag and developed into a major tourist destination with what was at the time the world’s largest amusement park and roller coaster, as well as now a massive waterpark too.<\/p>\n

It remains North America’s largest shopping mall and is open from 10am to 9pm most days, also boasting lots of mini golf and escape rooms.<\/p>\n

It will come as no surprise that other huge car parks are located in the car-centric universe of North America.<\/p>\n

Widely agreed to be the second largest car park in the world is Seattle Airport\u2019s 13,000-strong site, while Universal Studios in Florida comes in at fourth with 11,000.<\/p>\n

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