Core Pacific City | taipei living mall
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaCoordinates:25°2′53″N121°33′44″E/25.04806°N121.56222°E/25.04806;121.56222ShoppingmallinTaipei,TaiwanCorePacificCity,alsoknownastheLivingMall(Chinese:京華城),wasashoppingcenterinSongshanDistrict,Taipei,Taiwan.History[edit]Theshoppingmallwasbuiltin2001.Duringthemallsdevelopmentandconstruction,itwastoutedastheworldsfirsttruly24-hourmallandAsiasfirst"citywithinacity"complex.[1]Whenitfirstopened,themallwasopen24hoursaday,7daysaweek.[2]BeforeCorePacificopenedin2...
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Coordinates: 25°2′53″N 121°33′44″E / 25.04806°N 121.56222°E / 25.04806; 121.56222
Shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan
Core Pacific City, also known as the Living Mall (Chinese: 京華城), was a shopping center in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History[edit]The shopping mall was built in 2001. During the malls development and construction, it was touted as the worlds first truly 24-hour mall and Asias first "city within a city" complex.[1] When it first opened, the mall was open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.[2]
Before Core Pacific opened in 2001, its management had been fined by the Taipei city government for failing fire safety inspections. Further fines were levied when the mall opened to the public without actually first obtaining an operating license.[3] In February 2002, a fire at the mall required the evacuation of 20,000 people. The fire was determined to be arson, and in July 200...