The UK’s Biggest Shopping Centre: £1.6bn to Build, Nearly 500 Stores

Westfield London is closer to a self-contained city district than a conventional shopping centre. Spread across 2.6 million square feet in White City, it combines mainstream retail, luxury fashion, restaurants, entertainment venues and large public spaces under one destination.

Its scale is only part of the story. The complex took five years and a reported £1.6 billion to build, opened during a global financial crisis and later expanded until its owner described it as Europe’s largest shopping, dining and entertainment destination.