Taipei City Mall () is a shopping center located at the intersection of the Datong and

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districts in

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. It is the first

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in Taipei City. It is located under

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(市民大道 ''Shìmín Dàdào''), Section 1.

Structure

It is about 825 meters long, and has 28 exits/entrances, 14 each on the north and south sides. It is connected with

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for

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, and the

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, and the

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. At the west end of the market is Beimen Station. There are a total of 187 shops in the market. The first floor underground consists of shops, while the second floor underground is a parking lot. The mall is divided up into 3 main sections: clothing, electronics, and food.

History

* October 1992:

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decided to demolish the Chunghwa Market (中華商場 ''Zhōnghuá Shāngchǎng''). * 29 March 2000: Taipei City Mall was opened with shops made available for 810 of the original tenants of the demolished market. * 15 March 2004: The Station Front Metro Mall was re-opened, allowing the rest of the 254 tenants of the original Chunghwa Market to open for business there.

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Official website
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Structure

History

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