The Mall of America's 42 million annual visitors equal roughly eight times the population of the state of Minnesota. Mall of America became the largest shopping mall in total area and largest in total store vendors in the United States when it opened. Even before opening, the mall had earned several nicknames, including 'The Megamall', 'Sprawl of America', 'Hugedale' in reference to the four major 'dale' shopping malls within the Twin Cities: Rosedale, Southdale, Ridgedale and the now-defunct Brookdale. Its anchors were Nordstrom, Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Sears. Mall of America opened its doors to the public on August 11, 1992. Organizations involved include Melvin Simon and Associates, Teachers Insurance and Annuity, and the office of architect Jon Jerde. Groundbreaking for the mall took place on June 14, 1989.

In 1986, the Bloomington Port Authority signed an agreement with the Ghermezian organization. A plaque in the mall's amusement park commemorates the former location of home plate and one seat from Met Stadium was placed in Mall of America at the exact location it occupied in the stadium, commemorating a 520-foot (160 m) home run hit by hall-of-famer Harmon Killebrew on June 3, 1967. The Mall of America is located on the site of the former Metropolitan Stadium, where the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins played until the Hubert H. The mall's concept was designed by the Triple Five Group in conjunction with global design firm DLR Group, owned by the Ghermezian brothers, who also own the largest shopping mall in North America, the West Edmonton Mall.

Approximately 40 million people visit the mall annually, 80% of whom are from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Illinois and Ohio.

The mall is managed by the Triple Five Group (which in turn is owned by the Ghermezian family, along with the West Edmonton Mall and the American Dream). It opened in 1992, and is the largest mall in the United States, the largest in the Western Hemisphere, and the eleventh largest shopping mall in the world. Located within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the mall lies southeast of the junction of Interstate 494 and Minnesota State Highway 77, north of the Minnesota River, and across the Interstate from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Mall of America ( MoA) is a large shopping mall located in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Two 7-story ramps and two overflow surface lots) HGA, KKE Architects, Inc., Jerde Partnership

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