The architecture of Taiwan can be traced back to stilt housing of the aborigines in

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; to the building of fortresses and churches in the north and south used to colonize and convert the inhabitants during the

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and

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period; the Tungning period when Taiwan was a base of

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and Minnan-style architecture was introduced; in

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period, a mix of Chinese and Western architecture appeared and artillery battery flourished during Qing's

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; During the

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, the Minnan,

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culture were main influencers in architectural designs and saw the introduction and use of reinforced concrete. Due to excessive Westernization as a colony, after the retrocession of Taiwan to the Republic of China in 1945 from Japan at the end of World War II, Chinese classical style became popular and entered into international mainstream as a postmodern design style. Today, Taiwanese architecture has undergone much diversification, every style of architecture can be seen.

Prehistory (-1621)

The architecture of prehistoric Taiwan saw structures ranging from cave dwellings, stilt housing, to

stone masonry Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, mo ...

. Primarily of Austronesian architecture. File:Taioldhouse.jpg, An observational painting of a stilt house of one of the

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as depicted in Liu Shi Qi’s Taiwan Panorama Prints (六十七兩采風圖合卷). File:Mokka and their house.jpg, A stilt house of the Truku tribe. File:Lanyu Ivalino Ia-gin village hill view.jpg, Modern and traditional houses coexisting in present-day Tao tribe settlement on

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Cave Dwelling

Prehistoric man made use of caves for their dwellings and Taiwan's oldest known civilization is the Changbin culture (長濱文化) dating back to over 50,000 years. An example of an

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of a cave dwelling is the Bashian Caves in Changbin Township, Taitung County which is dated from between 5,500 and 30,000 years. The actual cave itself has a height of around ten

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and can accommodate some ten persons.

Stilt Housing

Spread over the vast prehistoric

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and

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areas, stilt houses vary greatly. In more recent times, Taiwanese aborigines make use of them for holding church meetings, as places to cool down and to hold ancestral activities. Apart from their cooling effect, stilt houses also have various functions such as avoiding miasma, dampness, flood, and insects and snakes from entering, it is also easier to construct.

Stone Slab Housing

The Paiwan and Bunun tribes made houses using thatched roofing and made walls from stones, homes of nobles were decorated with elaborate wood carvings. The special characteristics of such houses is that dark colored building materials help conceal the buildings in its environment and the layered use of rocks mimic the scales of the hundred pacer snake that they worship.

Aboriginal Architecture

Chinese and aborigines made use of natural materials for basic construction materials such as straw, wood, bamboo, grass, stone, soil, etc. The types and styles vary depending on the environment, climate, and cultural influences of each tribe. For example, the Amis tribe tend to live in larger communities and planned the layout of their community such as placement of communal homes and a plaza for matters of governance inside, planting a bamboo forest around the outside with camps and guard stations to defend against foreign aggressors. The Atayal and Saisiyat tribes made their homes out of wood and bamboo while the

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tribe who live further away on

and faced strong changes in seasonal weather such as typhoons, developed houses that made use of digging vertically into the ground to strengthen their foundations. File:Paiwan.jpg, Stone slab house of the

Paiwan People The Paiwan () are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They speak the Paiwan language. In 2014, the Paiwan numbered 96,334. This was approximately 17.8% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the second-largest indigenous group. The m ...

in Tjalja'avus Tribe (來義部落) taken by Japanese anthropologist

Ushinosuke Mori Ushinosuke Mori (森丑之助, January 16, 1877 – July 4, 1926) was a Japanese anthropologist and folklorist. He studied the aborigines of Taiwan. Early life Mori was born in Kyoto. Following his graduation from Kumamoto Chinese school, in ...

prior to 1945. File:Paiwan 2.jpg, Stone Slab Houses in Pingtung Park. File:頭目家排灣族.jpg, Stone Slab Housing of

Paiwan people The Paiwan () are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They speak the Paiwan language. In 2014, the Paiwan numbered 96,334. This was approximately 17.8% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the second-largest indigenous group. The m ...

in Tjuvecekadan Tribe (老七佳部落) File:A Paiwan Slate House in National Museum of Natural Science.jpg, A imitation of slate house of

National Museum of Natural Science The National Museum of Natural Science () is a national museum in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. Overview The museum covers and is a six-venue complex housing: the Space Theater, Science Center, Life Science Hall, Human Cultures Hall, G ...

File:泰雅傳統家屋 Traditional Atayal House - panoramio.jpg, Traditional house of

Atayal People The Atayal (), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group. The pre ...

File:梨山文物陳列館-泰雅族半穴居.jpg, Inside a imitation of traditional house of

File:View of paran tribe in Taichu Prefecture, Formosa 1930s.jpg, Houses of

Seediq people The Seediq (sometimes Sediq, Seejiq, pronounced: , , ; ; pinyin: Sàidékèzú) are a Taiwanese indigenous people who live primarily in Nantou County and Hualien County. Their language is also known as Seediq. They were officially recognized a ...

in Paran Tribe (巴蘭部落) File:Vunumu sumuya.jpg, Houses of

Bunun people The Bunun (), also historically known as the Vonum, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. They speak the Bunun language. Unlike other aboriginal peoples in Taiwan, the Bunun are widely dispersed across the island's central mountain ranges. In the y ...

. File:View of a tribe of Yami on Ponso No Tao.jpg, View of a tribe of

File:A house and its surroundings in a Yami tribe.jpg, A house and its surroundings in a

tribe File:Traditional Tao Building Inside in Orchid Island 2010-9-15.jpg, Inside a house of

Tao People The Tao people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the tiny outlying Orchid Island of Taiwan. They have a maritime culture, with great ritual and spiritual significance placed on boat-building and fishing. Their ways of life have been th ...

File:Taibalan.jpg, The Kakita'an ancestral house of

Amis people The Amis ( ami, Amis, Ami, Pangcah; ), also known as the Pangcah, are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially recognized Ta ...

in Tafalong Tribe (太巴塱部落). File:Beinan Taitung Taiwan Aboriginal-Stilt-House-01.jpg, Stilt-House of

Puyuma people The Puyuma (), also known as the Pinuyumayan, Peinan or Beinan, are one of the indigenous groups of the Taiwanese aborigines. The people are generally divided into the Chihpen and Nanwang groups, both resident in Taitung County on the east coast ...

File:Tsou Men's House (Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village).JPG, A imitation of Kuba (Men's House) of

Tsou People The Tsou ( Tsou: ''Cou''; ) are an indigenous people of central southern Taiwan. They are an Austronesian ethnic group. They reside in Chiayi County and Nantou County. The Tsou numbered around 6,000, approximately 1.19% of Taiwan's total Indigen ...

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village () is an amusement park in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan which has been in operation since 1986.Tsou People The Tsou ( Tsou: ''Cou''; ) are an indigenous people of central southern Taiwan. They are an Austronesian ethnic group. They reside in Chiayi County and Nantou County. The Tsou numbered around 6,000, approximately 1.19% of Taiwan's total Indigen ...

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village () is an amusement park in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan which has been in operation since 1986.Rukai People The Rukai () are one of the indigenous people of Taiwan. They consist of six communities residing in southern Taiwan (Budai, Labuan, Tanan, Maga, Mantauran, and Tona), each of which has its own dialect of the Rukai language. As of the year 2014, ...

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village () is an amusement park in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan which has been in operation since 1986.Paiwan People The Paiwan () are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They speak the Paiwan language. In 2014, the Paiwan numbered 96,334. This was approximately 17.8% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the second-largest indigenous group. The m ...

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village () is an amusement park in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan which has been in operation since 1986.Plains indigenous peoples Plains indigenous peoples (), previously called plain aborigines, are Taiwanese indigenous peoples originally residing in lowland regions, as opposed to Highland indigenous peoples. Plains indigenous peoples consist of anywhere from eight to twe ...

Dutch and Spanish settlement (1624–1662)

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to the

. Most of the architecture in Taiwan from this period were dominated by fortresses, primarily the Dutch Fengguiwei Fort, Fort Zeelandia,

Fort Provintia Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower (), was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan. The Dutch, intending to ...

in the south and the Spanish Fort San Salvador (聖薩爾瓦多城), Fort San Domingo to the north. The Dutch used red bricks in construction while the Spanish used stone. Both sides made use of ports and constructed fortresses to consolidate their power on the island. The fortresses were square shaped with an additional side for the installment of

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. This period saw Taiwan architecture enter the peak of Western colonization. Such structures from this period represent the first generation of architectural works and is now listed as a world heritage by the Republic of China government. File:Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem - Taioan.jpg, Taioan Street (大員市街) was built by the Dutch and is now the present day Yanping Street (延平街) in Anping District, Tainan City. File:Zeelandia model.JPG, Fort Zeelandia was built by the Dutch in 1624 and is now known as Anping Fort(安平古堡). File:Fort Zeelandia, Taiwan, 1871.jpg, Remains of Fort Zeelandia in 1871 File:Fort Zeelandia, Formosa by John Thomson, 1871. Wellcome L0056161.jpg, Remains of Fort Zeelandia in 1871 File:Chihkan Tower 03.JPG,

was a bastion structure, the remains of which are now known as Chihkan Tower(赤崁樓). File:Official consulate fort santo domingo.jpg, Fort San Domingo was built by the Spanish in 1628 and after their defeat was rebuilt by the Dutch. It is known as Âng-mn̂g-siâⁿ (紅毛城, Red-haired Fort) after the Dutch people. File:台灣基隆聖薩爾瓦多城模型.jpg, Model of Fort San Salvador in Keelung City File:諸聖堂（Todos los Santos）考古發掘坑.jpg, Archaeological excavation pit of Todos los Santos (諸聖堂) near Fort San Salvador

Kingdom of Tungning (1662–1682)

File:臺南北極殿.JPG,

Beiji Temple The Beiji Temple () is a Chinese temple dedicated to Xuantian Shangdi in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The temple has undergone several renovations. In 1804, an additional building was added at the back side of the temple for t ...

(北極殿), Tainan City(1661), rebuilt in 1709. File:臺南開基天后宮.JPG, Kaichi Matsu Temple / Kaiji Tianhou Temple (開基天后宮,

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: '' Khai-ki Thian-hiō-kiong'') in Tainan City is one of the earliest temples dedicated to Mazu, rebuilt in 1926. File:鄭成功祖廟外觀.JPG,

Koxinga Ancestral Shrine Koxinga Ancestral Shrine () is a family shrine built in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan in 1663 by Zheng Jing, to worship his father Koxinga. When Taiwan became part of the Qing dynasty, it was renamed "The Cheng's Ancestral Shrine" (� ...

, Tainan City File:大天后宮迴廊 20160527.jpg, Grand Matsu Temple in Tainan City used to be the palace of Prince Ningjing of

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dynasty, rebuilt in Qing Dynasty. File:Temple of Confucius.jpg,

Taiwan Confucian Temple The Tainan Confucian Temple () or Quan Tai Shou Xue (, lit. "First Academy of Taiwan"), is a Confucian temple on Nanmen Road () in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History Kingdom of Tungning The temple was built in 1665 during the Koxi ...

, Tainan City (1665), rebuilt in 1751. File:臺南法華寺.JPG, Fahua Temple (法華寺) in Tainan City was the former residence known as the Dream Butterfly Garden (夢蝶園 Mengdieyuan) of Li Maochun (李茂春), rebuilt in 1959. File:臺南開元寺山門.JPG, Kaiyuan Temple (開元寺), Tainan City, rebuilt in 1680. File:台南市五妃廟.jpg,

Temple of the Five Concubines The Temple of the Five Concubines (), known also by alternative names including the Temple of the Five Noble Ladies, is a temple in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in front of the tomb of the five concubines of Zhu Shugui, th ...

, Tainan City (1683), extended in 1746.

Qing Dynasty (1683–1896)

;Minnan-style Architecture File:祀典武廟外部.jpg,

State Temple of the Martial God State Temple of the Martial God, also called Tainan Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple () or Grand Guandi Temple, is a temple located in Yongfu Road, West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. This temple was previously the palace of Koxinga and Prin ...

(祀典武廟), Tainan City File:臺灣府城大南門.jpg, Great South Gate of

Tainan Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Yunlin County. Population Administrative divisions Cities and districts In 19 ...

(台南府城大南門), Tainan City File:In the Chaotian Temple before 1907.jpg,

Chaotian Temple The Chaotian or Chaotien Temple, officially the Chao-Tian Temple,. & is a temple to the Chinese Goddess Mazu in Beigang Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. Constructed in 1700, it became one of the most important Mazu temples in Taiwan and is k ...

(朝天宮), Yunlin County File:鹿港龍山寺山門.jpg, Lukang Longshan Temple (鹿港龍山寺), Changhua County File:台南市大東門.JPG, Great East Gate of

(台南府城大東門), Tainan City File:FengshanEgate.jpg, East Gate of Fengshan New City (鳳山縣新城東門), Kaohsiung City File:Lin AnTai Old HomeStead.jpg,

Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum The Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum () is a museum in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The building was originally built by the Lin Family who migrated to Taiwan in the 18th century. By 1978, the building, originally located ...

(林安泰古厝), Taipei City File:Taiwan Hsinchu YinXi Gate.JPG, Yensi Gate (迎曦門), Hsinchu City File:鹽水八角樓.jpg, Yanshui Octagonal Building (鹽水八角樓), Tainan City File:筱雲山莊迎賓館.jpg, Hsiau-Yun Villa (筱雲山莊), Taichung City File:霧峰林家景薰樓.jpg, Tower of Prospective Fragrance (景薰樓) of Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Taichung City(1864) File:赤崁樓-2.jpg, Haisheng Temple (海神廟) of Chihkan Tower, Tainan File:Taiwan Castle North gate.JPG, North Gate of Taiwan Provincial Capital (臺灣省城), present day Watching Moon Pavilion (望月亭) in

Taichung Park The Taichung Park () is an urban park in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the oldest park in Taichung. It was built when Taiwan was under Japanese rule and is also called “Chungshan Park” (). History The park, originally called , ...

, Taichung City File:臺北府城北門 20180807.jpg, North Gate of the

Walls of Taipei The Taipei City Walls () were constructed in 1884 in Taipeh Prefecture, Taiwan, Qing dynasty (modern-day Taipei, Taiwan). Shortly after the Qing dynasty established Taipeh Prefecture in 1875, Prefect Chen Hsing-chü (陳星聚) ordered the foundati ...

in Taipei City, also called Cheng'enmen (承恩門, Taiwanese: ''Sêng-un-mn̂g,''

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

: ''Siin11-en24 mun11'') File:台北西門.jpg, West Gate of the

in Taipei City, also called Baochengmen (寶成門) File:林本源園邸-方鑑齋.jpg, Lin Family Mansion and Garden, New Taipei City File:Court of Ding-Jing Hall, Lin Garden.JPG, Lin Family Mansion and Garden, New Taipei City File:磺溪書院－內院中庭.JPG,

Huangxi Academy The Huangxi Academy () is a former academy in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The building was originally built in 1888 as an extended building to the existing Wenchang Temple. The building was closed during the Japanese rule of Taiw ...

, Taichung City File:Guest House of Imperial Envoys in Taipe 2.jpg, The Guest House of Imperial Envoys(欽差行臺), Taipei City File:欽差行臺 Guesthouse for Imperial Envoy - panoramio.jpg, The Guest House of Imperial Envoys(欽差行臺), Taipei City File:Plain Aborigines Taipei.jpg, Houses constructed of mud and straw by the Siniticized Ketagalan tribe of Kanatsui settlement (圭武卒社), Taipei City ;Hakka Architecture File:日治時期的六堆忠義祠.JPG, Liudui Martyr's Shrine (六堆忠義祠), Pingtung County File:壽山巖觀音寺.JPG, Shoushanyan Guanyin Temple (壽山巖觀音寺), Taoyuan City File:CKF2008030601.JPG, Beipu Tianshui Temple (北埔天水堂), Hsinchu County File:Li teng-fang Historical Home ,TAIWAN.jpg,

Lee Teng-fan's Ancient Residence The Lee Teng-fan's Ancient Residence () is a former residence in Yuemei Village, Daxi District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China S ...

, Taoyuan City File:新屋范姜祖堂.jpg, Fanjiang Ancestral Hall (新屋范姜祖堂), Taoyuan City File:Peipu-temple.jpg,

Beipu Citian Temple The Beipu Citian Temple () is a Buddhist temple in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. History The Taiwanese aborigines had been a fierce rebel force in the early days in the development of Beipu. In order to pray for peace within the local ...

, Hsinchu County File:Meinong East Gate Tower front view 20150124.jpg, Meinong East Gate Tower, Kaohsiung City, rebuilt in 1937. File:茄冬西隘門（佳冬）.jpg, West Fence Gate(西柵門) of Jiadong (佳冬), Pingtung County File:佳冬蕭宅合院.JPG, Old House of Siiao Family(蕭家祖屋), Pingtung County ; Fuzhou-style Architecture File:日治時期開山神社入口.JPG, Koxinga Shrine (延平郡王祠), Tainan City File:開山神社神殿 1915年前.jpg, Koxinga Shrine (延平郡王祠), Tainan City File:霧峰林家宮保第大花廳.jpg, Great Flower Hall (大花廳) in Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Taichung City Teochew-style architecture File:新莊慈祐宮正面照.jpg, Xinzhuang Ciyou Palace (新莊慈祐宮,Taiwanese: '' Sin-chng Chû-iū-kiong''), New Taipei City File:臺南三山國王廟 (高處拍攝).JPG, Three Mountain Kings Temple (三山國王廟), Tainan City File:六堆天后宮.JPG, Liudui Tianhou Temple (六堆天后宮, Hakka:'' Liuk-tôi Thiên-heu-kiûng''), Pingtung County ;Lingnan-style architecture File:臺南兩廣會館及重道崇文坊.jpg, Liangguanghui Hall (兩廣會館), Tainan City File:臺南兩廣會館02.jpg, Liangguanghui Hall (兩廣會館), Tainan City ;Western-style architecture File:前金天主堂.jpg, Holy Rosary Cathedral, Kaohsiung City(1861) File:萬金天主教堂（萬金聖母聖殿）.jpg,

Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception The Wanchin Church, officially Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (), is a Basilica church in Wanjin Village, Wanluan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It's also the first basilica church in Taiwan. History Qing Dynasty The Parish ...

, Pingtung County(1870) File:Tamsui customs officers residence.jpg, Tamsui Customs Officers' Residence, Tamsui, New Taipei City(1870) File:漁翁島燈塔 01.JPG, Yuwengdao Lighthouse, Penghu County(1875) File:Oxford College, Aletheia University 20050702.jpg, Oxford College, Tamsui, New Taipei City(1882) File:英國領事館2.jpg, Former British consular residence, Tamsui , New Taipei City(1891) File:臺南東興洋行.JPG, Former Julius Mannich & CO. Merchant House (德商東興洋行), Tainan City Fort File:旗後礮臺（入口）.jpg,

Cihou Fort Cihou Fort or Cihou Battery () is a historic fort in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly guarding northern entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor. History The first fortifications were built in 1720 when Taiwan was ruled by the Manchu-led Qing ...

, Kaohsiung City(1875) File:台南「億載金城」正門.JPG, Eternal Golden Castle, Tainan City(1876) File:滬尾礮臺.jpg,

Hobe Fort Hobe Fort or Huwei Fort is a historical fort located near Fort Santo Domingo, in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. History In the 1880s Imperial China (Qing dynasty) and France fought a war over an area that is today ...

, Tamsui , New Taipei City(1886) File:西嶼西臺澎湖縣國定古蹟關塞 Venation 1.JPG, Xiyu Western Fort, Prnghu County(1889)

Period of Japanese rule (1896–1945)

;Western-style Architecture File:Taipei Guest House Front Near View.jpg, Taipei Guest House, Taipei City(1901-1913) File:Taichung Park-1.JPG, Mid-Lake Pavilion (湖心亭) in

, Taichung City(1908) File:自來水博物館 Museum of Drinking Water - panoramio (2).jpg,

Museum of Drinking Water The Museum of Drinking Water () is a museum about drinking water in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located at Taipei Water Park. History The museum building was originally built in 1908. It was declared a third-class histori ...

, Taipei City(1908) File:國定古蹟臺南地方法院.jpg, Former Tainan District Court, Tainan City(1912) File:台鐵新竹車站(2).jpg,

Hsinchu Railway Station Hsinchu () is a railway station in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Hsinchu Station is a major station on the West Coast line and the western terminus of the Neiwan line. Structure There are tw ...

, Hsinchu City(1913) File:台中州廳（舊台中市政府）.jpg, Former Taichu Prefecture Government Building, Taichung City(1913) File:Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Taipei 001 in 1889.jpg, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taipei City(1914) File:台北故事館.jpg, Taipei Story House, Taipei City(1914) File:臺灣總督府博物館 01.jpg, Former Kodama-Goto Memorial Hall, Taipei City(1915) File:Control Yuan.JPG, Former Taihoku Prefecture Government Building, Taipei City(1915年) File:原台南州廳(台灣文學館)-2.jpg, Former Tainan Prefecture Government Building, Tainan City(1916) File:臺中車站 (2).jpg, Former Taichung Railway Station, Taichung City(1917) File:Taipei Taiwan Presidential-Office-Building-01.jpg, Former Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan, Taipei City(1919) File:專賣局.jpg, Monopoly Bureau, Taipei City(1922) File:Administration Building, National Taiwan Normal University 20130407.jpg, Administration Building of

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ), or ''Shīdà'' is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education and ...

, Taipei(1929) File:臺灣大學原帝大校舍─舊總圖書館(現校史館).JPG, Former Library of Taihoku Imperial University (台北帝國大學圖書館), Taipei City(1930) File:Takao provincial office.jpg,

Takao Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County. Population Administrative divisions Cities and districts In 1945 ( Shōwa 20), the ...

Government Building (高雄州廳), Kaohsiung City(1931) Exotic Revival Style File:建功神社神殿.jpg, Kenko Shrine (建功神社), Taipei City(1928), designed by Ide Kaoru File:THK Taipei Broadcasting Station 1931.jpg, Former THK Taipei Broadcasting Station (台北放送局演奏所), Taipei City(1931) File:臺北信用組合.jpg, Chengnei Branch of Taiwan Cooperative Bank (合作金庫銀行城內分行), Taipei City(1933), designed by Ide Kaoru File:勸業銀行臺北支店.jpg, Former Taipei Branch of Nippon Kangyo Bank (日本勸業銀行臺北支店), Taipei City(1933) File:原日本勸業銀行臺南支店轉角處.JPG, Former Tainan Branch of Nippon Kangyo Bank (日本勸業銀行臺南支店), Tainan City(1937) File:株式會社彰化銀行本店.jpg, Chang Hwa Bank Headquarters and Museum, Taichung City(1937) Early Modern Architecture File:新竹州廳近景（2）.jpg, Former

Shinchiku Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese era. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County. Population 1941 ( Showa 16) census *Total population: 838,011 ** ...

Government Building (新竹州廳), Hsinchu City(1927) File:Taipei Post Office front view 20181018.jpg, Taipei Post Office, Taipei City(1928) File:鹿港老街09.jpg, Yu Jen Jai, Changhua County(1930) File:Hayashi Department Store (night).jpg, Hayashi Department Store, Tainan City(1922) File:Taipei Taiwan Judicial-Yuan-01.jpg,

Taiwan High Court The high courts () are the intermediate appellate courts under the law of Taiwan. The modern court system of Taiwan was founded in 1896, under the Japanese era. Currently there are six high courts and branches in Taiwan. History In 1896, the H ...

, Taipei City(1934), designed by Ide Kaoru File:基隆港合同廳舍全景.jpg, Keelung Harbor Integrated Administration Building (基隆海港大樓), Keelung City(1934) File:原新化街役場建築欣賞 - panoramio (1).jpg, Former Shinhua District Council House (新化街役場), Tainan City(1934) File:Taichung Broadcasting Bureau.JPG, Taichung Broadcasting Bureau, Taichung City File:TTL Hsinchu Business Office 20130918.jpg,

TTL TTL may refer to: Photography * Through-the-lens metering, a camera feature * Zenit TTL, an SLR film camera named for its TTL metering capability Technology * Time to live, a computer data lifespan-limiting mechanism * Transistor–transistor lo ...

Hsinchu Business Office (臺灣菸酒公司新竹營業所), Hsinchu City(1935) File:高雄稅關廳舍.jpg, Kaohsiung Customs, Kaohsiung City (1936) File:西螺金玉成鐘樓.jpg, Jin Yu-cheng Clocktower (金玉成鐘樓) in Siluo old street(西螺老街), Yunlin County(1935) File:台南火車站.JPG,

Tainan Railway Station Tainan () is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Situated in centre of the old town square of Tainan, Tainan Station is the main station of the city and also one of the major stations along the western ...

, Tainan City(1936) File:Taipei Taiwan Zhongshan-Hall-01.jpg,

Zhongshan Hall Zhongshan Hall () is a historical building which originally functioned as the Taipei (Taihoku) City Public Auditorium (public hall). It is located at 98 Yanping South Road in the Ximending neighborhood of Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. In ...

, Taipei City(1936), designed by Ide Kaoru File:Taipei Taiwan Bank-of-Taiwan-Head-Office-Building-01.jpg,

Bank of Taiwan The Bank of Taiwan (BOT, , see below) is a commercial bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by the government of Taiwan. History The Bank of Taiwan was established as Taiwan's central bank in 1899, during Japanese rule. ...

, Taipei City(1938) File:台南合同廳舍 Jun 2019.jpg, Tainan City Fire Bureau Second Division, Tainan City(1938) File:Changhua Railway Hospital.jpg, Changhua Railway Hospital, Changhua County(1938) File:電姬戲院.jpg, Dianji Theater (電姬戲院), Tainan City(1938) ;Traditional Taiwanese and Taiwanese-Western Eclectic Architecture File:霧峰萊園五桂樓.jpg, Five-Cassia Tower (五桂樓) in Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Taichung City(1906) File:淡水戲館.jpg, Tamsui Theater (淡水戲館), Taipei City(1909) File:Changhua nanyao 4.jpg, Nanyao Temple, Changhua County(1916) File:Sansia IMG 1625.JPG, Sanxia Old Street, New Taipei City(1916) File:大溪老街 Daxi Old Street - panoramio.jpg,

Daxi Old Street The Daxi Old Street () is a street in Daxi District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. History The street used to be the bustling hub for camphor and tea trades which was built during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. When Daxi town had a boom in trades of thos ...

, Taoyuan City(1918-1919) File:Hukou Sanyuan Temple 20100731.jpg, Hukou Sanyuan Temple (湖口三元宮), Hsinchu County(1919) File:Lugang Koo's House.JPG, Lukang Folk Arts Museum, Changhua County(1919) File:陳中和紀念館（高雄）.jpg, Chen Jhong-he Memorial Hall, Kaohsiung City(1920) File:聚奎居正身.jpg, Jukuiju Mansion(聚奎居), Taichung City(1920) File:Mazu Temple (Magong).jpg,

Penghu Tianhou Temple The Penghu Tianhou Temple is a temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu located on Zhengyi Street in Magong City, Penghu, Taiwan. It is usually considered the oldest Mazu temple in Taiwan and, despite differences in characters, is the names ...

, Penghu County(1923) File:Taiwan formosa vintage history other places temples taipics037.jpg,

Bangka Lungshan Temple Bangka Lungshan Temple (also Lungshan Temple of Manka, Mengjia Longshan Temple) is a Chinese folk religious temple in Wanhua District (alternately known as Bangka/Mengjia), Taipei, Taiwan. The temple was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from ...

, Taipei City(1924) File:Taichung Le Cheng Matsu Temple.JPG, Lecheng Temple, Taichung City(1790), restored in 1920s. File:淡江中學八角塔新北市 Venation 8.JPG, Octagonal Tower of Tamkang High School (淡江中學八角塔), New Taipei City(1924) File:白河大仙寺正殿.jpg, Dasian Temple (大仙寺), Tainan City(1925) File:宗聖公祠.jpg, Zhong Sheng Gong Memorial (宗聖公祠), Pingtung County(1929) ;Japanese-style and Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture File:台北臨濟護國禪寺.JPG,

Linji Huguo Chan Temple Linji Huguo Chan Temple () is a Buddhist temple located in Zhongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. History It was called Rinzai Gokokuzen-ji (臨済護国禅寺), which was a branch temple of Rinzai Zen Buddhism in Japanese rule period. Construct ...

, Taipei City(1911) File:嘉義神社附屬館所.jpg, Former

Kagi Shrine was a Shinto shrine located in previously ''Soa-a-teng'' (), Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Chiayi Park, Chiayi City, Taiwan). The shrine was built on 28 October 1915 ( Taishō 4) facing south but later altered in 1 ...

administration building, Chiayi City(1915) File:北投普濟寺.jpg, Beitou Puji Temple(北投普濟寺), Taipei City(1915) File:一滴水紀念館 A Drop of Water Memorial Hall - panoramio.jpg, The Drop of Water Memorial Hall, New Taipei City(1915), this building was dismantled in Japan and rebuilt in Taiwan. File:吉安慶修院花蓮縣縣(市)定古蹟寺廟 Venation 1.JPG, Ji'an Shrine(吉安慶修院), Hualien County(1917) File:北投文物館(原佳山旅館).jpg, Beitou Museum, Taipei City(1921) File:武德殿 hall of military morality - panoramio.jpg, Former Takao Butokuden of

, Kaohsiung City(924) File:臺灣總督府專賣局臺南支局鹽埕分室外觀.jpg, Former Monopoly Bureau Branch Office (臺灣總督府專賣局臺南支局鹽埕分室), Tainan City(1924) File:台北紀州庵.jpg, Kishu An Forest of Literature (紀州庵文學森林), Taipei City(1927-1928) File:Tainan Taiwan Martial-Art-Hall Butokuden-01.jpg, Former Tainan Butokuden of

, Tainan City(1936) File:Taoyuan Shinto-helligdoms bønnerom 2.jpg,

Haiden Haiden may refer to: *A Gewürztraminer wine * Haiden (Shinto), the hall of worship of a Shinto shrine See also * Heiden (disambiguation) {{disambig ...

of Touen Shrine, Taoyuan City(1938) File:台中刑務所演武場.JPG, Taichung Martial Arts Hall (臺中刑務所演武場), Taichung City(1937) File:2020年的逍遙園 01.jpg, Shoyoen (逍遙園), Kaohsiung City(1940) File:Lin-tien-san 2 , Hualian.JPG, Lintianshan Forestry Culture Park, Hualien County File:玉山西峰.jpg, Xi Shan Shinto Shrine(西山祠), Chiayi County File:At the Square of Chulin Station in Luodong Forestry Culture Park.jpg, Chulin Station (竹林車站) in

Luodong Forestry Culture Park The Luodong Forestry Culture Park () is a park in Luodong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History In 1905, the original site of the park became a major timber production area of the Luodong Branch of the Taiping Forest Area, drawn by the F ...

, Yilan County, rebuilt in 2008 Asian Renaissance Style(興亞式) and Imperial Crown Style File:Hoko Prefectural Office.JPG, Former Hoko Prefectural Office(澎湖廳廳舍), Prnghu County(1934) File:Kaohsiung Museum of History face 20101031.jpg,

Kaohsiung Museum of History The Kaohsiung Museum of History () is a museum located in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is administered by the Kaohsiung City Government. History The building of the museum was originally the Kaohsiung City Hall. It was designed by ...

, Kaohsiung City(1939) File:NCPI Taipei 20210403a.jpg, National Center of Photography and Images (國家攝影文化中心), Taipei City(1937) File:舊高雄車站.jpg, Former Takao Station, Kaohsiung City(1941)

Republic of China (1946–present)

;

Chinese Cultural Renaissance The Chinese Cultural Renaissance or the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement () was a movement promoted in Taiwan in opposition to the cultural destructions caused by the Chinese Communist Party during the Cultural Revolution. Wachman, Alan M. 994 ...

File:National Taiwan Science Education Center Chinese Roof.jpg,

Nanhai Academy The Nanhai Academy () is a collection of cultural and educational facilities located on Nanhai Road in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. History After the Republic of China Government relocated to Taiwan following the Chinese Civil War, ...

, Taipei City File:Practice Hotel of National Taichung Agricultural Senior High School.JPG, Internship Youth Hostel at Taichung Agricultural Senior High School(台中高農實習旅館), Taichung City File:NationalPalace MuseumFrontView.jpg, National Palace Museum, Taipei City File:YMS-ZhongshanBuilding-1.jpg,

Chung-Shan Building The Chung-Shan Building () is part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall complex. Completed in 1966, the building is located in the Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei, Taiwan. The building is placed on the reverse of the 100 New Taiwan Dollar bi ...

, Taipei City, designed by Xiu Zelan. File:國民革命忠烈祠大殿 20120818.jpg,

National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine The National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine () is a shrine in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, dedicated to the war dead of the Republic of China. Built on Chingshan Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River in Taipei's Zhongshan District ...

, Taipei City File:Taiwan 2009 The Grand Hotel in Taipei FRD 7637.jpg, The expansion designs implemented in the

Taipei Grand Hotel The Grand Hotel () is a landmark located at Yuanshan (圓山) in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The hotel was established in May 1952 and the main building was completed on October 10, 1973. It is owned by the Duen-Mou Foundation of Tai ...

from 1952–1973. File:Taichung Confucius Temple by The Great Perfection Hall.JPG, Dachengdian(大成殿) of Taichung Confucius Temple, Taichung City File:Taichung Confucius Temple by The Perceiving Virtue Gate.JPG, Guandemen(觀德門) of Taichung Confucius Temple, Taichung City File:Taichung Confucius Temple by The Great Perfection Gate.JPG, Hip and gable roof of Dachengdian(大成殿) of Taichung Confucius Temple, Taichung City File:Chiang Kai-shek memorial amk.jpg,

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall () is a national monument, landmark and tourist attraction erected in memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China. It is located in Taipei. The monument, surrou ...

, Taipei City File:Taiwan 2009 Taipei National Concert Hall at Chian Kai Shek Cultural Center FRD 7364 Pano Extracted.jpg,

National Concert Hall The National Concert Hall (NCH) (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) is a national cultural institution, sometimes described as "the home of music in Ireland". It comprises the actual concert hall operation, which in various chambers hosts over 1,000 ...

, Taipei City File:Taiwan 2009 Taipei National Theater at Chian Kai Shek Cultural Center FRD 7293.jpg, The wooden brackets used on the National Theater, Taipei City File:Taiwan 2009 Taipei Liberty Plaza Gateway seen from National Theater FRD 7309.jpg, The railings at National Theater, Taipei City File:Yanshui Holy Spirit Church 鹽水天主堂 - panoramio.jpg, Yanshui Holy Spirit Church(鹽水天主聖神堂), Tainan City ;Newly built traditional Taiwanese architecture File:Wanhe Temple.jpg, Wan He Temple, Taichung City(1684) File:三峽長福巖.jpg, Changfu Temple, New Taipei City, rebuilt in 1947. File:三山國王廟 Sanshan Guowang Temple - panoramio.jpg, Yancheng Sanshan Guowang Temple(鹽埕三山國王廟), Kaohsiung City(1949) File:高雄代天宮.jpg,

Gushan Daitian Temple The Gushan Daitian Temple () or Hamasen Temple is a temple in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The temple was built in 1951 and used as the Kaohsiung City Government office. It was the original location of Shuangye Elementary School ...

, Kaohsiung City(1949-1951) File:梧棲真武宮正面照.jpg, Wuqi Zhenwu Temple, Taichung City(1849), restored in 1953 File:指南宮凌霄寶殿.jpg, Lingxiao Chapel (凌霄寶殿) of

Zhinan Temple Zhinan Temple (; also called , Xiāngōng Miào; also unofficially anglicized as "Chihnan" or "Jhihnan") is a Taoist temple on the slopes of Houshan (猴山, "Monkey Mountain") in Muzha, a suburb of Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in 1882. The t ...

(指南宮), Taipei City(1963) File:行天宮.jpg,

Xingtian Temple Xingtian Temple (; also Xingtian Gong or Hsing Tian Kong) is a popular temple in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. This temple is devoted to Lord Guan, the Patron Deity of businessmen, military personnel and policeman. This temple is situate ...

, Taipei City(1968) File:高雄三鳳宮.jpg, Sanfong Temple (三鳳宮), Kaohsiung City(1971) File:Taichung Folklore Park.JPG, Taichung Folklore Park, Taichung City(1990) File:賴敏祭祀公業.JPG, Taiwan Lai Family Ancestral Hall (台灣賴氏大宗祠), Taichung City(2006) File:武昌宮.JPG, Wu Chang Temple (武昌宮), Nantou County (1903, rebuilt 2010) File:Nankunshen Temple, Jade Emperor Shrine (Taiwan).jpg, Lingxiao Main Hall (凌霄寶殿) of Nankunshen Daitian Temple (南鯤鯓代天府), Tainan City (2012) ;Modern Architecture File:Administration - Tunghai University - DSC01530.JPG, Administration of

Tunghai University Tunghai University (THU; ) is the oldest private university in Taiwan, established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). It is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. According to ''Ti ...

,Taiching City(1957), designed by Chen Chi-kwan. File:菁寮天主堂.jpg,

Saint Cross Church The Saint Cross Church () is a church in Jingliao Village, Houbi District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The church was designed in the 1950s. In 1955, German priest Eric Jansen who was stationed in the village decided to build a Catholic church. ...

, Tainan City(1960), designed by

Gottfried Boehm Gottfried Boehm (; born 1942) is a German art historian and philosopher. Life Boehm studied art history, philosophy and German in Cologne, Vienna and Heidelberg. He obtained his ''Promotion'' (doctorate) in philosophy in 1968 and his ''Habili ...

. File:THU Luce Memorial Chapel.jpg, Tunghai University Luce Memorial Chapel, Taichung City(1963), designed by

I. M. Pei Ieoh Ming Pei
– website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ( ; ; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was ...

and Chen Chi-kwan. File:台北市景美女中圖書館.jpg, Library of Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls' High School (台北市景美女中圖書館), Taipei City, designed by Xiu Zelan. File:三信家商波浪大樓.jpg, The Wave Classroom (波浪大樓) of Sansin High School of Commerce And Home Economics, Kaohsiung City(1964), designed by Jen-Ho Chen (陳仁和). File:St Paul's Church, Kaohsiung.JPG, St Paul's Church (聖公會聖保羅堂), Kaohsiung City(1965), designed by Chen Chi-kwan and Haigo T. H. Shen(沈祖海). File:亞洲水泥大樓 140351.jpg, Asia Cement Building (亞洲水泥大樓), Taipei City(1966), designed by Wang Da-hong. File:Taipei Taiwan Sun-Yat-sen-Memorial-Hall-02.jpg, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei City(1972), designed by Wang Da-hong. File:Taipei-fine-arts-museum.jpg,

Taipei Fine Arts Museum The Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM; ) is a museum in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is in the Taipei Expo Park. The museum first opened on August 8, 1983, at the former site of the United States Taiwan Defense Command. It was the first ...

, Taipei City(1983) File:科博館植物園.jpg,

, Taichung City(1986) File:Taichung Sun Yat-sen Hall.JPG, Chung Shan Hall (中山堂), Taichung City(1989) File:Chang-Gu WTC.jpg,

Chang-Gu World Trade Center The Chang-Gu World Trade Center (), also known as Grand 50 Tower, is a tall skyscraper in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was completed in 1992 and was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners. It was the first building in Taiwan to reach a h ...

, Kaohsiung City(1992) File:南埔林宅 Haus Lin.jpg, Haus Lin in Nanpu (南埔林宅), Nantou County(1997), designed by Chen Kuen Lee. File:Tuntex Sky Tower.JPG,

85 Sky Tower 85 Sky Tower, formerly known as the T & C Tower or Tuntex Sky Tower (), is an 85-story skyscraper in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The structure is high. An antenna increases the pinnacle height to . Constructed from 1994 to 1997, it is th ...

, Kaohsiung City(1997) File:新北市政府 New Taipei city hall - panoramio.jpg,

New Taipei City Hall The New Taipei City Hall () is the venue of the government of New Taipei City of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The hall is located in Banqiao District. History The building was constructed in 2002 as Taipei County Hall (). However, after Taip ...

, New Taipei City(2003) File:Taipei101.portrait.altonthompson.jpg,

Taipei 101 Taipei 101 (; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 ...

, Taipei City(2004) File:Taiwan HighSpeedRail HsinChu Station 3.JPG,

Hsinchu HSR station Hsinchu () is a railway station in Hsinchu County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail. It opened for service in 2006. The station was designed by Taiwanese architect Kris Yao. Transfers to TRA Liujia station can be made at this station, ...

, Hsinchu County(2006) File:TpmlBeitou.JPG, Taipei Public Library, Taipei City(2006) File:WorkdGame2009 Stadium completed.jpg,

National Stadium Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadiu ...

, Kaohsiung City(2009) File:蘭陽博物館.jpg, Lanyang Museum, Yilan County(2010) File:Taichung City Building.JPG, Taichung City Government Building, Taichung City(2010) File:Dadong Art Center Large Performance Hall.JPG,

Dadong Arts Center The Dadong Arts Center () is an art center in Fongshan District, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The construction of the center started in September 2008. It was completed in March 2012. Architecture The center was designed by MA ...

, Kaohsiung City(2012) File:農禪寺水月道場FUJI9329.JPG, Water Moon Monastery (水月道場) of

Nung Chan Monastery The Nung Chan Monastery (meaning 'Farming Ch'an') is a monastery at Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is formally founded in 1975 by Ven. Dongchu, a scholar monk and disciple of renowned Chinese Buddhist Master Taixu. It's named ' ''Farming Ch ...

(農禪寺), Taipei City(2012), designed by

Kris Yao Kris Yao (; born December 1951) is a Taiwanese architect, and the founder and head architect at KRIS YAO , ARTECH in Taipei and Shanghai. Biography Yao was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Yao received his Bachelor of Architecture at Tungha ...

. File:臺中國家歌劇院.jpg, National Taichung Theater, Taichung City(2014) File:Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung-Exhibition-Center-03.jpg, Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, Kaohsiung City(2014) File:國資圖總館.jpg,

National Library of Public Information The National Library of Public Information () is a public library in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The library was established in 1923 as Taichu Prefectural Library. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of Chi ...

, Taichung City(2012) File:National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts 2018.jpg,

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, also known as Weiwuying, (), is located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and has been acknowledged as the largest performance arts center under one roof in the world while owning the largest pipe org ...

, Kaohsiung City(2017) File:Bright white the 2 Building of Tainan Art Museum exterior design.jpg, Tainan Art Museum, Tainan City(2018) File:Taipei Nan Shan Plaza 20171216c.jpg,

Taipei Nan Shan Plaza Taipei Nan Shan Plaza () is a skyscraper in Xinyi Special District, Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the second tallest building in Taipei (after Taipei 101) and the third tallest building in Taiwan (after Taipei 101 and 85 Sky Tower). As of 2019, i ...

, Taipei City(2018) File:高雄流行音樂中心 Kaohsiung Music Centre - nearing completion in August 2019.jpg,

Kaohsiung Music Center The Kaohsiung Music Center (KMC; ) is a music hall in Yancheng District and Lingya District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History In 2009, the Executive Yuan recognized the need to establish a music center in Kaohsiung. The Council for Cultural Af ...

, Kaohsiung City

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