Sampoong Department Store collapse

June 29 1995 South Korean building collapse disaster
Event structural_failure Q485384
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Sampoong Department Store collapse

Summary

Sampoong Department Store collapse is a structural failure[1]. It draws 4,047 Wikipedia views per month (structural_failure category, ranking #4 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sampoong Department Store collapse is in the country of South Korea[3].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's instance of is recorded as structural failure[4].
  • The location of Sampoong Department Store collapse was Seoul[5].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse took place at Seocho District[6].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's Commons category is recorded as Sampoong Department Store collapse[7].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse occurred on June 29, 1995[8].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.498333333333335, 'lon': 127.01333333333334}[9].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sampoong Department Store collapse[10].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse resulted in {'amount': '+502'} deaths[11].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's depicted by is recorded as Department Store Collapse[12].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's depicted by is recorded as The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea's Tragedies[13].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse caused {'amount': '+937'} injuries[14].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's number of casualties is recorded as {'amount': '+1445'}[15].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's investigated by is recorded as Lan Chung[16].
  • Sampoong Department Store collapse's perpetrator is recorded as Lee Jun[17].

Body

When and Where

Sampoong Department Store collapse occurred on June 29, 1995[8]. Recorded location include Seoul[5] and Seocho District[6]. It is in the country of South Korea[3].

Context

Sampoong Department Store collapse's instance of is recorded as structural failure[4].

Outcome and Impact

Sampoong Department Store collapse resulted in {'amount': '+502'} deaths[11]. It caused {'amount': '+937'} injuries[14].

Why It Matters

Sampoong Department Store collapse draws 4,047 Wikipedia views per month (structural_failure category, ranking #4 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Number of casualties {'amount': '+1445'}
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    Depicted by Department Store Collapse, The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea's Tragedies
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007549524105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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