dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt hwˈɑːn sˈoːɹdoʊ mˌædɐlˈiːnoʊ, ðə ʃˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɛntɚ bɪkˌeɪm ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ʃˈɑːpɪŋ mˈɔːl ɪn tˈoʊɾəl ˈɛɹiə ɪn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ wɛn ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
Designed by architect Juan Sordo Madaleno, the shopping center became the largest shopping mall in total area in Mexico when it opened in 1980.