A two-storey red brick government building completed in Fengshan, Kaohsiung, in 1930. Over the years it was heavily modified, obscuring the original façade, and it now operates as the Kaohsiung Public Library Caogong Branch (高雄市立圖書館曹公分館). Seismic retrofit work begun in January 2026, exposing arched red brick window openings later confirmed to be part of the original 1930 structure, triggering public discourse about its heritage status and potential for restoration.
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- Status:Converted (改建)
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Links
- National Digital Library: Taiwan Old Photo Archive (國立臺灣大學圖書館：臺灣舊照片資料庫)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- 228 Incident in Taiwan (二二八事件)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.