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  <xsd:element name="EliminationsAndReconcilingItemsMember" id="spg_EliminationsAndReconcilingItemsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="SanremoMember" id="spg_SanremoMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="Mortgage3.29PercentInterestMember" id="spg_Mortgage3.29PercentInterestMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSoldAndConsolidated" id="spg_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSoldAndConsolidated" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
</xsd:schema>
