An impressive Western-style mansion completed in 1927. It was abandoned for many years but recently became a flashpoint for cultural preservation in Guishan. Also known simply as the Cao Family Mansion (曹家洋樓).
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Minyang Fusion Architecture (閩洋折衷式樣建築)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.