Taipei North Gate
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Constructed in 1884, Taipei North Gate (Chinese: 臺北府城北門), formally Cheng'en Gate (Chinese: 承恩門), is the best-preserved gate of the Walls of Taipei, and is a National Monument of Taiwan.[1][2][3] Its design is a 2-story closed blockhouse of solid construction with traditional Chinese wooden roof truss and streamlined carved ornamentations. [4] Important in the Qing layout of the city, restoring it to visual prominence in the city has been a feature of recent urban planning.[5][6] It gives its name to Beimen metro station.
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Taipei North Gate | |
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臺北府城北門 | |
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Location | Taipei |
Coordinates | 25°02′52″N 121°30′40″E |
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