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鶯歌南門商場大樓

Yingge Nanmen Market Building

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Yingge is home to the dilapidated Nanmen Market Building (南門商場大樓), originally established next to the former Rongsheng Theater (榮聲戲院) around 1968. Not much is known about the market’s operating history but it evidently fell on hard times, presumably sometime after the theater closed in 1987. Few traces remain of its original function as the interior has been extensively renovated into apartments connected by a labyrinthine network of corridors, sky bridges, and stairways. Many of the remaining units seem abandoned or at least disused, and the building is now primarily occupied by the urban poor and migrant workers. A complicated ownership structure likely precludes any immediate possibility of urban renewal.

Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
25.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.3 EV
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The old market building from Guoqing Street (國慶街). The shophouses in front might actually be a later addition to the structure.
Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.8
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
24.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
9.8 EV
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The most visible entrance can be found along the side of the structure, to the south.
Down Below at Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
800
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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The view from the ground floor looking out on Guoqing Street.
Climbing Stairs at Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
1600
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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Creeping up one of the internal stairwells.
Rugged Stairway at Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
5000
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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No two stairways look alike.
No Two Stairways Alike at Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
800
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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This provides access to 5F and a sky bridge to the next building.
Peering Down at Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/40 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
6400
Exposure Value
8.9 EV
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Peering through the ventilation shafts running through the old market building.
Inside Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
6400
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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Ramps at the back of the building provide scooter access here on 2F.
Deep Within Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
6400
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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Toward the sky bridge.
Old Keymaker at Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4.3
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
32.0 mm
ISO
640
Exposure Value
10.1 EV
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A key cutter on the ground floor.
Side Profile of Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/80 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
9.9 EV
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The north side of the market building, visible after walking beneath the bulk of the structure. I suspect this photo was shot from the footprint of the old movie theater.
Sky Bridge at Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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A glimpse of the 5F sky bridge at the back of the market building.
Dusky View of Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
A dusky view from the south side of the old market building looking toward Guoqing Street.

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Alexander Synaptic
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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.