City of Cardiff, city of arcadesThe upper level of Castle Arcade
Shopping arcades in Cardiff include indoor shopping centres and arcades in Cardiff city centre, Wales. Cardiff is known as the "City of Arcades",[1] due to the highest concentration of Victorian, Edwardian and contemporary indoor shopping arcades in any British city.[2]
Up until the 1790s there were only 25 retail shops in Cardiff. Most shopping at that time was made from market stalls.[3] The opening of the Royal Arcade in 1858, which was the first indoor arcade built in Cardiff, significantly increased the number of shops in Cardiff.
Cardiff's Victorian arcades have been attracting new shops and customers since emerging from the economic recession. Existing retailers have expanded which demonstrates resurgence of the capital's unique shopping malls, according to the landlords, Curzon, who is responsible for the High Street, Castle, Duke Street and Wyndham arcades. The area around the arcades will be affected by pedestrianisation of High Street in late 2010, to create the £2.5m Castle Quarter. This is expected to attract more shoppers and tourists to the Victorian arcades.[4]
The total length of Cardiff's city centre arcades is 797 m (2,655 ft).[5]
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