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Today I visited CentrO a large shopping center in Oberhausen, Germany. It is one of Germany's largest shopping and leisure centers with around 119,000 m² of shopping area and is renowned for its large annual Christmas market. It is located in the area of the city of Oberhausen and forms the core of the so-called "Neue Mitte Oberhausen".

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About CentrO

CentrO contains more than 220 stores, divided in seven different parts: Marktplatz, Marktweg, Hauptstraße, Parkallee, Galerie, Bunte Gasse and the Coca-Cola-Oasis, which seats 1,100 visitors.

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The Coca-Cola-Oasis

The Surroundings

In the immediate vicinity of CentrO there are several tourist attractions, such as the "König-Pilsener-Arena", the "CentrO Park" theme park, the SeaLife Aquarium, the Legoland Discovery Center and the Gasometer Oberhausen. According to the city of Oberhausen, CentrO is visited annually by approximately 23 million people.

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A beautiful Pagoda in the direct vicinnity of CentrO


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The train station, a nice piece of architecture



On my visit to CentrO I noticed a lot of gamers around. At first I thought it maybe had something to do with the upcoming Gamescom but I found out that CentrO is also a popular Pokemon spot.

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See all those people with phones hanging around the entrance, yup Pokemon GO players

Inside CentrO

CentrO is a large shopping center (European Standards) and gets visitors from Germany and abroad.
The Shopping center is well designed and has a lot of glass which makes the complex feel very spacious.

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The glass dome in the Coca-Cola-Oasis


There are two floors with shops, from the second floor you have a great view on the first floor.

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Pokemon fans hanging around on one of the overpasses on the second floor


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A great view of one of the many halls in CentrO


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Can you spot the Pokemon Players?

In this picture you can see one of the many round squares connecting the hallways of CentrO. This one is particularly beautiful because the purple part in the middle is actually a billboard that goes all the way around.

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The ever changing colors and art displayed is quite beatiful


I hoped you enjoyed these pictures of CentrO and the background on one of Europe's biggest Shopping Centers. Let me know in the comment section.

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nice place

Yeah, it really is

Wow seems like an awesome place for shopping !

Yes, it's great, there is always something going on, in and around the shopping center.

Nice place to spend a day :)

Yes, I enjoyed it very much. I am planning to go back around Christmas for the Christmas market.

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