- Who
- Trajan's Forum
- What
- first
- Where
- Italy (Rome)
- When
- 111
The world's first shopping mall – a large number of separate shops grouped together under a covered roof – was at Trajan's Forum in ancient Rome, Italy. Designed by architect Apollodorus of Damascus and built between 100–112, the forum included a market area with 150 shops and offices arranged over six gallery levels.