Former monument to the Russo-Japanese war built in 1934 and repurposed for ROC nationalism in 1946. The original site was home to a watchtower where Japanese sentries allegedly sighted the Baltic fleet moving through the Taiwan Strait, but this seems like a myth made up for propaganda purposes. Now a public park with a fantastic view.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
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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.