The official residence of the president of the Taiwan Electric Power Company (臺灣電力株式會社), built in the 1930s. It is located in a walled compound near the Presidential Office. The original complex included both Western and Japanese-style wings, though only the Western portion survives. After 1945 it served as a central government guesthouse and later as the residence of the Taiwan Provincial Governor (臺灣省主席官邸). Directly across the street stood the Taipower headquarters itself, which was destroyed in the 1945 Taipei air raids. Although designated a heritage structure it is not open to the public.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
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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.