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| Building work at a new shopping centre, which aims to make Cardiff an "international shopping destination", has reached its highest point. | Building work at a new shopping centre, which aims to make Cardiff an "international shopping destination", has reached its highest point. |
| A topping out ceremony was held at the St David's 2 site later to celebrate the milestone - achieved despite the downturn in the economy. | A topping out ceremony was held at the St David's 2 site later to celebrate the milestone - achieved despite the downturn in the economy. |
| The £675m development will, when joined with the current St David's Centre, cover a third of the city centre. | The £675m development will, when joined with the current St David's Centre, cover a third of the city centre. |
| It will house more than 100 new stores and is on course to open in the autumn. | It will house more than 100 new stores and is on course to open in the autumn. |
| Guests, including Cardiff council leader Rodney Berman and Lord Mayor councillor Kate Lloyd, climbed 200 steps to unveil a plaque and lay cement on the roof of the development during the ceremony. | Guests, including Cardiff council leader Rodney Berman and Lord Mayor councillor Kate Lloyd, climbed 200 steps to unveil a plaque and lay cement on the roof of the development during the ceremony. |
| They also got a first glimpse of the centre's now complete glass centrepiece Grand Arcade, which runs 205m (676ft) in length from one end of the shopping centre to the other. | They also got a first glimpse of the centre's now complete glass centrepiece Grand Arcade, which runs 205m (676ft) in length from one end of the shopping centre to the other. |
| it is a chance to step back and take in how much has been achieved so far Andrew Dudley, project director | it is a chance to step back and take in how much has been achieved so far Andrew Dudley, project director |
| It is hoped the new development will transform Cardiff into one of the UK's top five shopping destinations. | It is hoped the new development will transform Cardiff into one of the UK's top five shopping destinations. |
| When it opens, it will welcome more than 100 new shops, 25 new cafes and restaurants and the luxury Hayes Apartments. | When it opens, it will welcome more than 100 new shops, 25 new cafes and restaurants and the luxury Hayes Apartments. |
| Stores which have been announced so far for include Hugo Boss, Kurt Geiger, Radley, Reiss, Ghost, All Saints and Crabtree & Evelyn, along with Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurant. | Stores which have been announced so far for include Hugo Boss, Kurt Geiger, Radley, Reiss, Ghost, All Saints and Crabtree & Evelyn, along with Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurant. |
| Andrew Dudley, project director, said: "A topping out ceremony is one of tradition in the construction world but with a project as big as this, it is a chance to step back and take in how much has been achieved so far. | Andrew Dudley, project director, said: "A topping out ceremony is one of tradition in the construction world but with a project as big as this, it is a chance to step back and take in how much has been achieved so far. |
| "It also gives us the opportunity to look forward to the autumn when St. David's opens and Cardiff will become an international shopping destination." | "It also gives us the opportunity to look forward to the autumn when St. David's opens and Cardiff will become an international shopping destination." |
| Cattle mart | Cattle mart |
| St David's 2 is just one of the shopping centres being built during the economic downturn. | St David's 2 is just one of the shopping centres being built during the economic downturn. |
| The £100m Eagles Meadow shopping centre opened late in 2008 in Wrexham. Managers claim the development will catapult the town into the UK's top 80 retail destinations. | The £100m Eagles Meadow shopping centre opened late in 2008 in Wrexham. Managers claim the development will catapult the town into the UK's top 80 retail destinations. |
| In Swansea, the former David Evans site - the city's oldest department store which shut in January 2005 - is being transformed into a £30m retail complex, due to open within the next few months. | In Swansea, the former David Evans site - the city's oldest department store which shut in January 2005 - is being transformed into a £30m retail complex, due to open within the next few months. |
| And work has started at Carmarthen's former cattle mart to create a £50m shopping centre and cinema. | |
| Watch time delay footage showing St David's 2 shopping centre take shape in three minutes | Watch time delay footage showing St David's 2 shopping centre take shape in three minutes |