Built in 1934 on Yangmingshan and designed by Ide Kaoru (井手薰), the architect behind the Governor-General’s Office and Taipei Public Hall. After the war it served various police functions including occasional use as a special security command post for visiting dignitaries. Facing demolition in 2012 when the New Taipei City Finance Bureau sought to reclaim the land, it was saved when Taipei City registered it as a historic building in 2014. It is undergoing restoration in mid-2026 and is not yet open to the public.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Recorded On
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Police History in Taiwan (台灣警察歷史)
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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.