Designed by Sutejiro Umezawa and constructed as an office building for the Japanese colonial monopoly bureau in 1934, with operations beginning in 1936. In the post-war era it continued to serve the same function, although the scope of the monopoly bureau has decreased to only tobacco and alcohol. The building is still in use as a government office as of 2024.
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Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Monopoly System in Taiwan (台灣專賣制度)
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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.