Completed in 1916, this impressive Western-style government office was the administrative center of Tainan Prefecture. It was heavily damaged during US bombing toward the end of World War 2 and lay in ruins for several years before it was repaired and handed over to ROCAF logistics for use as an office. In 1969 it was transferred to local government for use as Tainan City Hall. A large-scale restoration project got under way in 1997, refurbishing the building and converted it into the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (國立臺灣文學館), open to the public since 2003.
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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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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.