Ironically, the US enclosed mall model was created by an Austrian (Victor Gruen) who wanted to replicate in the US the feeling of Vienna's Ringstrasse shopping/

Ironically, the US enclosed mall model was created by an Austrian (Victor Gruen) who wanted to replicate in the US the feeling of Vienna's Ringstrasse shopping/dining district. His early designs for malls were much more multi-use and even had indoor parks where people could rest from shopping. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Gruen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Gruen