Presidential Office Building, Taipei
Official workplace of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Presidential Office Building is the work place of the president of the Republic of China on Taiwan. The building, located in the Zhongzheng District in the national capital — Taipei, was designed by architect Uheiji Nagano during the period of Japanese rule of Taiwan (1895–1945). The structure originally housed the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan. Damaged in Allied bombing during World War II, the building was restored after the war by Chen Yi, the governor-general of Taiwan Province. It became the Presidential Office in 1950 after the government of the Republic of China lost control of mainland China and relocated the nation's capital to Taipei at the end of the Chinese Civil War. At present, this Baroque-style building is a symbol of the government and a famous historical landmark in downtown Taipei.
Presidential Office | |
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Former names | Government-General of Taiwan (臺灣總督府) |
Alternative names | Presidential Palace |
General information | |
Architectural style | Renaissance-baroque |
Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
Address | 122 Section 1 Chongqing South Road, Zhongzheng District |
Coordinates | 25°2′24″N 121°30′43″E |
Elevation | 8m |
Current tenants | ROC President ROC Vice President |
Construction started | 1 June 1912 |
Completed | 31 March 1919 |
Cost | ¥2.8 million |
Height | 60m (tower) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Uheiji Nagano (長野宇平治), Matsunosuke Moriyama [ja] |
Type | Government |
Designated | 30 July 1998 |
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Traditional Chinese | 中華民國總統府 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中华民国总统府 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Government-General of Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 臺灣總督府 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kana | たいわんそうとくふ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kyūjitai | 臺灣總督府 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shinjitai | 台湾総督府 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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