The Monopoly Bureau Building is a Renaissance-style red brick building located in Nan Chang Street,

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. It is in the

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, near Aiguo West Road, Park Road and Nanchang intersection ring, and Taipei's city south gate. It is also located nearby the Republic of China Ministry of Finance and the

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. The building was built in 1913 during the

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. The building was designed by the architect and constructed in 1913 by the Kobe Group. The six-story tower topped with a spire is the most unusual feature of the building. In addition to the tower, the building is decorated with a copper roof. The building housed the offices of the Monopoly Bureau of the Taiwan Governor's Office during Japanese rule and the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau under ROC rule. It now houses the headquarters office for the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation.

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