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==Features== [[File:1 Utama Rainforest.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Rainforest in 1 Utama]] 1 Utama contains {{convert|203,000|m2}} of retail space. Its 713 stores appeal to all economic strata,<ref name = "EDGEPROP1UDETAILS" /> from department stores such as [[AEON (company)|AEON]] and [[Parkson]],<ref name="THEEDGE1" /> to high-end international chains and multiple restaurants such as the Food District food court, [[Din Tai Fung]], [[KFC]], [[McDonald's]], [[Church's Chicken|Texas Chicken]], [[Dunkin' Donuts]] and [[Carl's Jr.]] and two [[movie theater|cinema]] chains, [[TGV Cinemas]] and [[Golden Screen Cinemas|GSC]].<ref name="TRPOU" /> This mall previously housed the first [[IKEA]] store in Malaysia,<ref name="IKEARELOCATION" /> [[Cold Storage (supermarket)|Cold Storage]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Ganesan | first = Vasantha | date = 2019-09-05 | title = Will Giant store closures hit EPF's investments? | url = https://maa.theedgemarkets.com/article/will-giant-store-closures-hit-epfs-investments | work = [[The Edge (Malaysia)|The Edge]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> [[MPH Group|MPH Bookstores]].<ref>{{cite news | date = 2018-08-08 | title = MPH Bookstore in 1 Utama closes down after 15 years | url = https://www.edgeprop.my/content/1412211/mph-bookstore-1-utama-closes-down-after-15-years | work = [[The Edge (Malaysia)|The Edge]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> and [[Isetan]] department store.<ref>{{cite news | date = 2021-11-18 | title = Isetan announces closure of 1 Utama outlet after 10 years of operations | url = https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2021/11/18/isetan-announces-closure-of-1-utama-outlet-after-10-years-of-operations/2021785 | work = [[Malay Mail]] | access-date = 2022-04-11 }}</ref> Aside from retail, 1 Utama offers [[Sports facilities|sport amenities]] to the public including a [[bowling alley]],<ref>{{cite news | date = 2005-08-01 | title = Rolling time for media, athletes | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2005/08/01/rolling-time-for-media-athletes | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> [[baseball cage]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Michael | first = Stuart | date = 2006-04-26 | title = Baseball treat for members of media | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2006/04/26/baseball-treat-for-members-of-media | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> [[climbing wall]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Siok Hui | first = Leong | date = 2005-12-24 | title = A work of art | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/travel/2005/12/24/a-work-of-art | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> [[surfing]] pool and [[skydiving]] [[wind tunnel]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Tey | first = Kelly | date = 2018-01-27 | title = Go surfing and skydiving at 1Utama | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/01/27/go-surfing-and-skydiving-in-a-mall-shopping-centre-offering-these-experiences-at-its-newly-launched | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> The [[rainforest]] inside the mall was grown on October 25, 2003. It was done by extracting a ''[[Tabebuia rosea]]'' tree from a nearby forest carried into the mall to create the [[forest canopy]], whereas an additional 200 samplings of other species such as ''[[Alocasia]]'', [[wild banana]], ''[[Johannesteijsmannia|Johanesteijsmannia]]'', ''[[Aglaonema]]'' and ''Phyllagathis'' will be used as [[shrub layer]]. The rainforest opened to the public in November 2003.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Ng | first = F. S. P. | date = April 2015 | title = Tropical rain forest in a shopping mall | url = http://eprints.utar.edu.my/1972/1/Tropical_rain_forest_in_a_shopping_mall.pdf | journal = Utar Agriculture Science Journal | volume = 1 | issue = 2 | pages = 57β62 | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref> As of 2019, the mall attracts more than 33 million visitors annually,<ref name = "EDGEPROP1UDETAILS" /> with peak traffic occurring during the [[holiday season]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Jayaraj | first = Jayagandi | date = 2010-12-18 | title = Festive shoppers causing traffic congestion at all hours | url = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2010/12/18/festive-shoppers-causing-traffic-congestion-at-all-hours | work = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] | access-date = 2020-07-28 }}</ref>
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