Shopping centers are now a familiar sight for everyone. They are present in most cities and cater to the shopping desires of convenience-seeking customers. Shopping centers increasingly shape the urban landscape and gain greater significance in architectural, urban planning, economic, and social contexts. A solid working basis and initial rough selection can be achieved through a cross-level material research on all German shopping centers. The selected objects are summarized in a table based on specific key characteristics, such as the size or basic shape of the center, to provide a clear structure of all shopping centers. This organization results in several groups, from which a representative example is examined in detail for each group. The critical individual analyses follow.