Capitol Centre (previously: Capitol Exchange Centre) is an indoor shopping centre in the city of Cardiff, Wales. The building is built on the site of the former Capitol Cinema and theatre, and is situated at the eastern end of Queen Street near the Dumfries Place bus terminus and Cardiff Queen Street railway station.
It advertises itself as the premier shopping destination in Cardiff, with a focus on the higher end of women’s fashion, including tenants such as, Jaeger, Karen Millen, Dune, Phase Eight and Austin Reed. It is anchored by a large H&M store, with the front of the centre being dominated by a two-storey HEAD Entertainment Store (Formerly Zavvi).
Opened in 1990, the centre was originally built to mimic Victorian architecture. In 1999, the centre underwent a £10 million redevelopment, which included the refurbishment of the pedestrian areas, the removal of the food court and new entrances into the centre. It was completed in November 1999.
The centre had originally also housed a five-screen Odeon cinema up until 2001, however following the closure of the cinema, this area of the centre has not been used.
There are plans to develop 164 apartments, plus retail and commercial space and additional car parking facilities at the corner of North Edward Street and Station Terrace. This would provide 50 per cent additional spaces, bringing the total car parking spaces up to 632.
The scheme architects are Dobson Architects and it is expected that the new scheme could be completed by 2010.
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