<P> Spencer Plaza was built in 1863 -- 1864 , established by Charles Durant and J.W. Spencer in Anna Salai , then known as Mount Road , in the Madras Presidency . The property originally belonged to Spencer & Co Ltd . Spencer & Co opened the first Departmental store in the Indian subcontinent in 1895 and the store had over 80 individual departments . After a few years , Eugene Oakshott , owner of Spencer 's , shifted the department store to a new building , which was an example of Indo - Saracenic style of architecture . The building was designed by W.N. Pogson . In 1983 , the original building was destroyed in a fire . The present Spencer Plaza was constructed on the same site measuring about 10 acres and was opened in 1991 . Spread across a million square feet built in three phases with parking space for 800 cars , the plaza is one of the major hangout for the people of Chennai . The mall was developed by Mangal Tirth Estate Limited in January 1993 . </P>
<P> Spencer Plaza was built in 1863 -- 1864 , established by Charles Durant and J.W. Spencer in Anna Salai , then known as Mount Road , in the Madras Presidency . The property originally belonged to Spencer & Co Ltd . Spencer & Co opened the first Departmental store in the Indian subcontinent in 1895 and the store had over 80 individual departments . After a few years , Eugene Oakshott , owner of Spencer 's , shifted the department store to a new building , which was an example of Indo - Saracenic style of architecture . The building was designed by W.N. Pogson . In 1983 , the original building was destroyed in a fire . The present Spencer Plaza was constructed on the same site measuring about 10 acres and was opened in 1991 . Spread across a million square feet built in three phases with parking space for 800 cars , the plaza is one of the major hangout for the people of Chennai . The mall was developed by Mangal Tirth Estate Limited in January 1993 . </P>
when was the first mall built in india
when was the first mall built in india
1863 -- 1864
1863 -- 1864