National Monuments of Zhongzheng

The Presidential Office Building is defined by its long, symmetrical facade of red brick accented with horizontal white stone bands and a sixty-meter central tower. Completed in nineteen nineteen, it was originally designed by Japanese…

The National Taiwan Museum is recognizable by its neoclassical facade, defined by prominent Greek Doric columns and a Baroque stained-glass dome. As the oldest museum in Taiwan, it was established in nineteen oh eight by the colonial…

Two hundred twenty-eight Peace Memorial Park is a green space defined by its traditional Japanese-style landscaping, featuring ponds, arched bridges, and shaded walking paths that contrast with the surrounding urban blocks. Established in…

The Taipei two-twenty-eight Memorial Museum sits at the southwest corner of the two-twenty-eight Peace Park, recognizable by its L-shaped layout and the distinctive Japanese-style carriage porch at its entrance. Completed in nineteen…

The Taipei Guest House is defined by its sweeping Mansard roof and rows of tall Roman pillars, a structure designed in the ornate style of a French Second Empire palace. Completed in nineteen oh one, the building was originally constructed…

The East Gate, or Jingfu Gate, stands isolated in the center of a busy traffic circle where Ketagalan Boulevard meets Zhongshan South Road. It is the largest of the five original gates built in eighteen eighty-four to protect the walled…

The Liberty Square Archway is identified by five distinct, grand gateways featuring a traditional Chinese design with sweeping eaves and a vibrant blue tile roof. Located at the western entrance to the vast public plaza of Liberty Square,…

The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is defined by its massive, white, octagonal building crowned with a distinctive blue-tiled roof. Rising seventy-six meters, the structure stands at the east end of a twenty-five-hectare park in central…