Dubai Mall is not just a shopping centre. It is, by almost any measure, the largest mall on the planet by total area, and one of the most visited destinations in the world, drawing around 100 million visitors a year at its peak, which puts it ahead of many of the world's most famous tourist attractions. Built by Emaar Properties and opened in November 2008, it sits at the base of the Burj Khalifa in the heart of Downtown Dubai, and it has spent the years since opening quietly redefining what a m.....