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 Glorietta 4 (left) and Glorietta 5 (right), with Dolphin Park at the center, in 2024 | |
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| Location | Ayala Center,Makati,Metro Manila,Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°33′04″N121°01′31″E / 14.55124°N 121.02537°E /14.55124; 121.02537 |
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| Previous names | Quad (until 1997) Ayala Grand Mall |
| Developer | Ayala Land |
| Management | Ayala Malls |
| Owner | Ayala Land |
| Architect | Buchan (2024 redesign) |
| Stores and services | 550+[1] |
| Anchor tenants | 5 |
| Floor area | 250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft) |
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| Public transit |  3Ayala E Ayala  L16 Glorietta |
| Website | www |
Glorietta (Tagalog:[gloɾˈjɛtɐ,-ta]; stylized inall lowercase), also known asAyala Malls Glorietta and formerly known asQuad andAyala Grand Mall, is ashopping mall complex in theAyala Center,Makati,Metro Manila,Philippines. The mall is owned byAyala Land and operated through its subsidiary, theAyala Malls. The mall is divided into five sections (named Glorietta 1 to 5) and contains many shops and restaurants, as well as cinemas, gyms, arcades and two central activity centers. Visitors have described the mall asmaze-like, due to the complexity of its interior layout.[2]
Glorietta 1 to 4 is integrated with the nearbyGreenbelt,SM Makati,Rustan's Makati, andThe Landmark. Glorietta 5 is detached, located on the former site of an open parking area between HotelInterContinental Manila (later replaced byOne Ayala) and Rustan's Makati.[3] Coinciding with the redevelopment, the tenants affected by theOctober 19, 2007 explosion were given an option to relocate there.[4]
The mall got its name from theSpanish wordglorietta, which used to describe the public meeting place inSpanish colonial-era designed towns throughout the Philippines; the spelling with double "t" reflects theOld Spanish alphabet.
Until 1997, the mall was previously named Quad, a name that was also borne by The Quad, which contained four cinemas that would be integrated into it. The namequad is aLatin word for four, coincidentally the mall's original number of divisions. The mall was also known as Ayala Grand Mall.[5][6]
Glorietta was originally a park centrally located in the Makati Commercial Center complex. The Glorietta park, with its outdoor stage, was built in the 1970s. It was landscaped byIldefonso P. Santos Jr., aNational Artist for Architecture who was also credited for designing the entire complex.[7] It was then surrounded by small shopping arcades, The Quad (home to four cinemas and the country's first amusement arcade center),[8] and the Makati Supermart.[9][10]
In 1990, Ayala decided to redevelop Makati Commercial Center, then brandedThe Center Makati, into a new development named theAyala Center. The plan called for the redevelopment of the Glorietta park and the surrounding shopping arcades into a single shopping mall. Makati Commercial Center and the nearbyGreenbelt complex were later merged to become Ayala Center in 1991.[11]
The new Glorietta mall opened in 1991 with a gross leasable area of 250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft), envisioned as one of the largest malls in the Philippines. The mall was divided into four sections:
All four components were home to a variety of shops and restaurants. Quad 1 and 2 opened in 1991 after renovation was completed in 1990, while Quad 3 opened in 1992 and was completed in 1993.[13] Glorietta 4 opened in 1998, the same year as Oakwood Premier, whose construction caused delays, and was completed in 1999.[14] Quad 1, 2 and 3 would later be renamed Glorietta 1, 2 and 3, respectively.[7] Those were divided by walkways radiating from the activity center to their namesake major roads (clockwise from north):Ayala Mall (which includes the Glorietta Grand Mall),EDSA Mall,Pasay Mall, andMakati Mall.[15]
Tenants that set up shop in Ayala Center prior to Glorietta's development, most notablyMercury Drug,Automatic Centre,Jollibee,Max's, andMcDonald's, also found a home in Glorietta. The department stores surrounding the mall – SM Makati,The Landmark, andRustan's – were utilized by Glorietta as its anchor tenants for its supermarkets and department stores.[14]
In the mid-1990s, Glorietta emerged as a premier mall, boasting an air-conditioned atrium, children's playground, and activity center.[citation needed] The mall transitioned to its present name from "Quad" in 1997 and underwent expansions from 1999 to 2005. Glorietta 5, an additional wing detached from Glorietta 1 to 4, was opened in 2008.[16] As part of the Ayala Center Redevelopment, reconstruction work on Glorietta 1 and 2 began in 2010, with reopening on November 5 and December 7, 2012, respectively, followed by the addition ofHoliday Inn & Suites Makati (opened in 2013) and two namesake office towers on top of the mall.[17][18] On November 29, 2012,Move to the Vibe of Glorietta, a fashion show, was held at the mall's new Palm Drive Activity Center and broke theGuinness World Record for the “Most People Modeling on a Catwalk” with 2,255 participants.[19]
AChuck E. Cheese's was meant to open here in 2013, but the plans were cancelled due to the mall layout.[20] Further developments followed, including the opening ofUniqlo's flagship and largestSoutheast Asian store at Glorietta 5 in 2018,[21] the unveiling of "Top of the Glo" roof deck in 2019, and the completed renovation of Food Choices in Glorietta 4 and of the atrium in the same year.[22][23] The renovation on the mall's fitness and wellness zones was completed in 2021, with the launch of Wellness Place and the opening of the country's largestAdidas store.[24]
A major redevelopment of Glorietta is being done in phases since the first quarter of 2024. It features layout changes, along with new interiors and exteriors and additional open-air areas,[25] and increase its gross leasable area (GLA) by 10 percent. It is expected to be completed in 2026. Ayala Malls has tapped Australian architectural firm Buchan for the redesign of Glorietta.[26][27]
As part of the renovation, a 300-square-meter (3,200 sq ft) 13K-resolutionLED display, one of the largest in the Philippines,[28] was unveiled at the cinema, and the regular Cinema 4 was rebranded into Cinema 3 as an A-Luxe cinema, a premium Ayala cinema featuring recliner seats.[29] The latter reopened on August 20, 2024, with a special screening ofDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle.[28] Meanwhile, Dolphin Park is being redeveloped as The Plaza.[30]
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Glorietta, located inAyala Center, has a GLA of 250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft), making it theeleventh largest shopping mall in the Philippines in terms of GLA, tied withGreenbelt andAyala Center Cebu. It is divided into five sections: the contiguous Glorietta 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the fully detached Glorietta 5. Glorietta 1 to 4 features up to five levels of retail. Located in the contiguous area is the Glorietta Grand Mall, a hallway that is shared with the adjacent Rustan's building, with an entrance alongAyala Avenue.[30] Glorietta 5 has three retail levels and five levels of BPO offices. Although detached above, it connects to the rest of Glorietta through a pedestrian underpass at Basement 1. Level 2 walkways link Glorietta to SM Makati andThe Landmark. A Level 3 walkway links Glorietta 5 toOne Ayala,[31] while elevated and basement links from Glorietta 4 to One Ayala are pending.[32] Previous links to the former Park Square 1 and Park Square 2 existed before the 2010–12 redevelopment. Adjacent parks are Glorietta 3 Park, Dolphin Park (also known as Glorietta 4 Park, under redevelopment as The Plaza),[30] Palm Promenade, and Terraces Square.
Glorietta 3 is home to clubs and restaurants (includingHard Rock Cafe) and international luxury labels.[14] Glorietta 4 is home to seven cinemas (including an A-Luxe cinema), Food Choices food court,Rustan's Department Store (shared with the Rustan's building), andThe Marketplace supermarket (formerly Rustan's Supermarket and The Marketplace by Rustan's), which is located within the Rustan's building but considered part of Glorietta.[1] Glorietta 5 is home toUniqlo's largest Southeast Asian branch, the Makati church ofChrist's Commission Fellowship, and offices ofAyala Land and some of its subsidiaries.[1][21][33]
"Top of the Glo" is an al fresco roof deck attraction featuring Japan Town (underMitsubishi's partnership), K-Park, and the Omniverse Museum at Level 4 of Glorietta 1 and 2.[34][35] Its retail area has a GLA of 2,500 square meters (27,000 sq ft).[36][37][38][39] An atrium is situated at the center of the contiguous Glorietta, as well as an activity center in between Glorietta 1 and 2, facing the Palm Drive entrance. Both spaces are frequently utilized for hosting events.[1]
Above the contiguous Glorietta stand office buildings such as Glorietta 1 Corporate Center and Glorietta 2 Corporate Center, as well as hotels such asHoliday Inn & Suites Makati andAscott Makati.[40][41] Those buildings are all accessible at Glorietta's ground level, with Holiday Inn & Suites Makati accessible through the Level 4 as well.
Glorietta is supported by three levels of basement parking shared with the aforementioned hotels,[42] interconnected with the basement parking of the adjacent Park Terraces residential complex and Terraces Square.[43] It is also served by other distinct parking facilities nearby, such as The Link, 6750 Steel Parking (under redevelopment since 2025), 6750 Ayala Avenue Office Tower, Park Square, and One Ayala's basement parking, which is planned for connection to Glorietta's.[44]
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On May 17, 2000 shortly before 5:00 p.m.PHT, a blast occurred along the pedestrian bridge between Glorietta 2 and Park Square 2.[45] It left thirteen (13) people injured. Police said the blast (by a homemade explosive) originated from a restroom of a restaurant and affected a nearby branch ofTimezone. Two rival gangs were seen fighting near the restaurant shortly before the blast occurred.[46]
Magdalo soldiers led by Lt. Sr. GradeAntonio Trillanes IV took control of the Oakwood Premier. Glorietta, where the hotel stood, was also closed during the siege.
An explosion in Glorietta 2 killed eleven people and injured a hundred others. Initially, authorities termed it aliquefied petroleum gas explosion at Luk Yuen Noodle House, but later began investigating the possibility that the explosion may have been aC-4 bomb.[47][48] The explosion destroyed much of Glorietta 2's main lobby and vehicles parked outside. Several days later, October 23, 2007, senior government officials expressed "a high level of certainty" that the explosion was an accident,[49] but the bomb theory has not been totally ruled out. This was brought on by the inability of experts to find bomb components after four days of rigorous investigation. It is believed that the explosion was caused by underground structures in the mall that might have triggered the blast, pending further investigation.
Following the explosion, the mall was temporarily closed, but Glorietta 1, 3, and 4 were reopened on October 25, 2007.[50]
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