A historic lighthouse on a small outlying island north of Keelung completed in 1909. It was repeatedly bombed by allied forces during World War 2 and restored shortly after. In 2024 it remains a military-controlled area not open to the public, though the lighthouse has earned heritage status as a national monument.
Heritage Status
- National Monument (國定古蹟)
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)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
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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.