Established in 1920 as Shinsekai-kan (新世界館), arguably the most prestigious motion picture theater in Taiwan at the time. The original three-storey Art Nouveau building faced Ximen Red House across what is now Chengdu Road. It had a capacity of approximately 1,700. In the post-war era it was renamed Xinshijie Theater (新世界戲院). The historic structure was demolished in 1965 and replaced with the commercial tower now at this location.
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Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
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- Status:Vanished (已消失)
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Commonwealth Magazine (天下雜誌)
- Academia Sinica Digital Culture Center (中央研究院數位文化中心)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
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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.