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Encyclopedia > Presidential Building (Taiwan)
Taiwan Governor-General's Office in 1937 during Japanese rule.
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Taiwan Governor-General's Office in 1937 during Japanese rule.

The Presidential Building (總統府) has housed the Office of the President of the Republic of China since 1950. It is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei. It formerly housed the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan, during the period of Japanese rule. The Office of the President of the Republic of China is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ... Alternative meaning: Chiang Chung-cheng Zhongzheng District (中正區, Wade-Giles: Chung-cheng, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjheng) is the home of the most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... The position of Governor-General of Taiwan existed when Taiwan and the Pescadores were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945. ...


When the Japanese rule of Taiwan began in 1895, the Governor-General temporarily set up his office at the former Qing Dynasty secretariat in Taipei. As future development was planned for the island, the Governor-General decided to build a new administrative office. An architectural design contest was consequently held in 1906. The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing...


In 1910, Uheiji Nagano's architectural design was selected and was delivered to Tokyo, where revisions were made. They increased the initial six-story central tower to 11 stories and further improved the defense tower and corner towers. Construction began in June 1912 and was completed in March 1919 at a cost of 2.8 million Japanese Yen.

The building today
The building today

During the Second World War, the building suffered heavy bombing from the Allied Powers and was severely damaged. On May 31, 1945, during an American air raid on Taipei, bombs hit the front left side, main lobby, and northern sections of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office. The fire burned for three days, damaging large parts of the building. Forty-five days after the air raid, Japan surrendered. Download high resolution version (1799x1068, 678 KB)Taiwan Presidential Building. ... Download high resolution version (1799x1068, 678 KB)Taiwan Presidential Building. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ...


The building was not repaired until 1947, when the Taiwan Provincial Government initiated a restoration plan funded through private donations. The restoration involved approximately 81,000 workers and was completed at the end of 1948, looking only slightly different from the original building. Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) or the imaginary 23rd province as claimed by the Peoples Republic of China. ...


Since the timing of the restoration's completion coincided with the 60th birthday of President Chiang Kai-shek, it was renamed Chiehshou Hall, meaning "Long live Kai-shek." Beginning in mid-1949, the building served as the southeast military affairs office and, following the retreat of the ROC central government from mainland China to Taiwan, it became the Office of the President in 1950. Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887–April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ...


See also

See also History of the Republic of China for a history of the government that currently administers Taiwan. ... The position of Governor-General of Taiwan existed when Taiwan and the Pescadores were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945. ... The Republic of China succeeded the Qing Dynasty in China and ruled mainland China from 1912 to 1949. ... The Office of the President of the Republic of China is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ...

External links

  • Official website

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