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干城第一廣場商業大樓

Gancheng Commercial Building

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A failed commercial development on the east side of Taichung with nine storeys above ground and three levels underground. It was constructed during the tail end of the bubble economy, probably around 1996, but the construction company went bankrupt and it never opened. Since then the building has been mired in legal challenges. It is finally undergoing demolition as of 2025.

Gancheng Commercial Building (干城第一廣場商業大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
28.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.0 EV
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A disused commercial building from across the bus depot in 2016.
Gancheng Commercial Building (干城第一廣場商業大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
40.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.3 EV
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The same vista nine years later.
Gancheng Commercial Building (干城第一廣場商業大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4.5
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.0 EV
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The old commercial building from the south.
Inside Gancheng Commercial Building (干城第一廣場商業大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.7
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
23.0 mm
ISO
2000
Exposure Value
9.7 EV
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The interior has been completely stripped of anything interesting.
Broken Screen at Gancheng Commercial Building (干城第一廣場商業大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4
Shutter Speed
1/100 sec
Focal Length
27.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
10.6 EV
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3600 × 2400
This side of the building was once home to a huge screen that might have never displayed anything at all.

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Warning:

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。

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  • Status:Abandoned (廢墟)
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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.

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