Fun facts shared on tour:

• Roofing sheets can cover 6 rugby fields
• The amount of steel used weighs approximately the same as 200 elephants
• The building size can cover 5 soccer fields
• 750 people are employed during construction
• The estimated amount of tiles used is approximately 32,000
• The amount of ground moved can fill the Voortrekker Monument 3 times
• The concrete used can fill 3,5 Olympic size swimming pools
• 275 new trees to be planted 
• The number of bricks used during this construction would be approximately 600km long if laid end to end
• The retaining walls area is the size of 20 tennis courts

Photo: Hermann Stassen taking community members on a tour at the Merino Mall construction site