Galeria Echo in Kielce won the ‘Best Shopping Centre Extension of the Year’ category in a competition organized by the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH).

The PRCH Retail Awards" gala took place on October 18th in Warsaw"s Fabryka Trzciny Art Centre. The Polish Council of Shopping Centres awarded the best retail facilities and marketing campaigns for the third time. In 2011 Galeria Echo in Kielce was considered the best shopping centre in Europe and won a prize in the MAPIC Awards competition, which took place during the biggest European commercial property fair in Cannes. The shopping centre in Kielce also won the title of the New Shopping Centre of the Year 2011 – Poland.  Furthermore, the project won the Retail Space Market Project of the Year category in the Prime Property Prize 2012 competition which is is organized by Propertynews.pl. ***
Galeria Echo is one of the biggest shopping and entertainment facilities in Poland in terms of the number of shops. Its gross area amounts to 159,000 sqm, of which 70,000 sqm is leasable. Apart from 300 shops and retail outlets its customers can also enjoy an extensive entertainment zone including a 12-track bowling alley and the biggest fitness centre in the region. A huge fun room with an area of 300 sqm has been prepared for the youngest ones. The facility also includes Dekorada – the biggest centre of furnishing and interior design in the region offering an area of 5,000 sqm. Its multi-storey car park for 2,300 cars is another showpiece of the facility. There has been a system of directing cars to empty spaces used in the car park as well as a special function of reminding a customer about the location of their parked car. The design of Galeria Echo"s extension was created in the Detan architectural studio of Kielce whereas the design of the facade and the interior was executed by Warsaw"s architectural studio Open Architekci. Detan sp. z o.o. / OPEN Architekci / Echo Investment"s team of architects. www.galeriaecho.pl