Moscow is a huge metropolis, it has an incredible number of centers - entertainment, shopping, and it is very difficult to think up and create something new, unique, different from others. Nevertheless, the designers and builders of the Evropeisky shopping center managed to do this fully.
The super-regional shopping center was opened at the end of 2006. It is very conveniently located near the Kievskaya metro station, where Dorogomilovskaya street and the highway near the Kievsky station square intersect .
The shopping center has eight floors, two of which are underground, there is a warm parking for 2500 seats, occupying two levels (fifth and sixth floors). The indoor ice rink in Evropeisky is one of the largest in the city.
Architecture
The building itself is made in the form of a triangle, you can enter it from any side. Interesting and unusual internal layout of the building. To architect Yu.P. Platonov managed to combine the classic Russian trading rows with the architectural features of the capitals of European countries. Wide galleries - rays diverging from the central atrium “Moscow”, are named after the main cities of Europe: “Paris”, “Berlin”, “London”, “Rome”, each decorated in the traditions inherent in the capital of the same name. The central atrium can be accessed by gilded panoramic elevators and escalators, cast with neon lights.
More than five hundred shops, which are very popular with visitors, are located in the complex. The skating rink in Evropeisky occupies the entire seventh floor.
Trade
The complex accommodates a large trading network, for the first time in Russia at its opening about 40 new brands were presented.
Cozy cafes and restaurants are scattered all floors, offering tired and hungry visitors dishes of Russian, Caucasian, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese cuisines.
In the center, in addition to shoe stores and middle-class clothing, branded goods can be purchased. A separate sector has been allocated for them, called so: “Gallery”.
Here are the goods of foreign companies: Adidas, Puma, Kira Plastinina, Kelvin Klein, Camel Asset, and many others. The Gallery presents the latest collections of European designer clothes and shoes of various directions.
Here you can not only go shopping, buy clothes and shoes. At the disposal of visitors is the Formula Kino movie theater, which includes several halls; Igromax game zone with a bowling alley, a karaoke bar, a night club; a large number of children's attractions.
Services
On the territory of Evropeisky, Moscow’s largest SPA center operates with a 25-meter swimming pool, a real sandy beach, a luxurious bath complex and a unique range of cosmetic services. There you can visit a beauty salon and a tanning studio.
The large ice rink in Evropeisky is located at 10,000 square meters. It has a main ice arena, a children's ice rink, a curling club and a very good sports store.
The main tenants of the areas in the shopping center: Perekrestok supermarket, Formula Kino cinema, Igromaks entertainment center.
Basement center
There are several home goods stores, service salons, and the Perekrestok supermarket.
1st floor of the complex
At this level, you can visit the shopping gallery, which sell perfumes, cosmetics, accessories, shoes. It is also offered to visit a beauty salon, purchase gifts, jewelry, and in a cafe - a cup of coffee.
2nd floor of the shopping center
On this floor, clothes, linen, shoes, accessories are sold, cozy cafes and restaurants with good cuisine are waiting for visitors here.
3rd floor of the complex
Here, the shopping gallery offers clothing stores, a SPA center, goods for tourism and recreation, and again restaurants and cafes.
4th floor of the shopping center
In the shopping gallery you can visit hardware and electronics stores. It is also offered to buy goods for children, gifts. In the cinema, you can watch an interesting film, and relax in the entertainment center.
5 and 6 floors of the complex
On these two levels there is a warm parking for 2500 cars, you can get into it from the side of the 2nd Brest lane.
7th floor - indoor ice rink
It is completely given over to the skating rink in the "European" shopping center. The ice arena itself covers an area of about two thousand square meters; here there is a very good quality of ice, which does not thaw in the evening and allows you to have a good time throughout the day. You can come here with a merry company, together with a friend, or just ride alone to good music and original lighting.
Represents the shopping center "European" skating rink for children with an area of five hundred square meters. Here you can ride even with the smallest visitors. Also, children are encouraged to leave for a while, while parents go shopping. To the peppy music of children's songs, kids will have fun waiting for moms and dads.
The indoor ice rink in Evropeisky and the ice arena itself are located in the COSMIK entertainment center under the name “Fairyland”. This name is amazingly suitable for the interior of the entire rink. The scenery is made in the form of a beautiful enchanted lake in the middle of a fabulous forest.
Stars flicker and reflect on the ice surface, a mysterious light pouring creates a fabulous holiday atmosphere. In the Evropeisky shopping center, the skating rink is equipped with special locker rooms, where you can change clothes, change shoes, leave removable things.
Rent
For those who don’t have their skates, there is a rental service and a point of delivery of special equipment, a sports shop is open. Beginners can take helmets, knee pads, and elbow pads for a while. You can relax, have a snack, enjoy a cup of coffee in a small cozy cafe located on the territory of the ice rink. For urgent cases, an ATM and a first-aid post are working here around the clock, where qualified specialists will provide any ambulance.
In the Evropeisky shopping center, the ice rink is of high quality ice, prepared in accordance with all modern standards. The design is made in accordance with the requirements of the latest sports fashion.
On the territory of the rink, beginners can get professional coaching assistance in mastering the skills of figure skating.
Near the rink there is a game library with fascinating attractions, slot machines. Family restaurant "MAMMINA" allows you to dine with the whole family for a moderate fee. Qualified chefs will treat visitors with delicious Italian cuisine.
The skating rink at Kievskaya in the European Shopping Center operates almost around the clock with a short break.
Schedule and Rates
Being on a large ice arena will cost 360 rubles per hour, at a children's ice rink - 240 rubles per hour, a discount is made for students, on weekdays until 18 hours a ticket to the ice rink for them will cost 300 rubles per hour. If you come to the ice at night, then an hour of skiing will also cost 300 rubles. Skate rental costs 150 rubles, protection and a helmet will cost free, but for sports equipment a deposit of 200 rubles (for the key to the locker) and 2000 rubles (for skates, protection and a helmet) is taken. Documents are not taken as collateral.
Sharpening skates costs 250 rubles.
When is the "European" skating rink open in the shopping center? The work schedule is very convenient, anyone can get here.
Roller operation mode:
- Monday-Thursday - from 10:00 to 01:30 the next day.
- Friday-Saturday - from 10:00 to 06:00 the next day.
- Sunday - from 10:00 to 01:30 the next day.
Tickets for the ice arena are sold in 30 minutes. before a session that starts every hour. Its duration is 50 minutes, the interval between sessions is 10 minutes.
Visiting time is marked on a special card that is activated when passing through the turnstile. If desired, the session can be extended by replenishing the balance on the card.
Visitors reviews
A huge number of people visited the rink in the "European", reviews about it are mostly good. Everyone notes the remarkable quality of ice, the free rental of skates, the presence of almost the entire size range. Also, visitors like a large number of places where you can sit with friends, relax after an active holiday, enjoy the amazing views of Moscow from the windows of the shopping center.
Everyone leaving feedback likes the successful interior design of the mall, the availability of elevators and escalators.
Respondents note a large selection of clothes and shoes, affordable prices, the ability to pick up things for every taste and budget. Everyone likes a large number of places of entertainment for children and adults.
A visitor who visited the skating rink in Evropeisky, the photos taken as a keepsake will remind you of an unforgettable walk through a wonderful mega-center.
In the shopping center “Evropeisky” there is an opportunity to use the services of an Internet cafe, a household. It has a travel agency, always ready to provide affordable tickets to any corner of the world. Without leaving the center, you can visit the office of the bank you need, a pharmacy, a communication salon. All stores are equipped with payment terminals.
There are 250 shoe and clothing stores, 30 - perfumes, 70 - jewelry, 50 - children's clothing.
The attendance of the center is simply huge, on weekdays it is up to 70 thousand, and on weekends - more than 120 thousand people.
Shopping center "European" has repeatedly received awards and prizes in competitions among large shopping centers. In the nomination “Object of the Year” in 2007 he was awarded a professional prize.
The “European” is so well arranged that walking around it is unrealistic to get tired, but there’s a lot to do: you can entertain the kids, meet friends, and spend the money usefully.