Presidential Office Building
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| 總統府 Zǒngtǒngfǔ |
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The Presidential Office Building facade
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| Former names | Governor-General's Office |
| Alternative names | Presidential Palace |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Renaissance-baroque |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Address | 122 Chongqing South Road, Zhongzheng District |
| Coordinates | 25°2′24″N 121°30′43″E / 25.04000°N 121.51194°E |
| Elevation | 8m |
| Current tenants |
ROC President ROC Vice President |
| Construction started | June 1912 |
| Completed | March 1919 |
| Cost | ¥2.8 million |
| Height | 60m (tower) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Uheiji Nagano (長野宇平治), Matsunosuke Moriyama (森山松之助) |
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The Presidential Office Building houses the Office of the President of the Republic of China. The building, located in the Zhongzheng District in the national capital of Taipei, Taiwan, 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 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 ROC Government and a famous historical landmark in downtown Taipei.
The People's Republic of China, which also claims Taiwan as its 23rd province, refers to the Presidential Office Building as the Leader of the Taiwan Area's office building or the Taiwan leader's office building
At the time Japanese rule of Taiwan and the Pescadores began in 1895, the Governor-General of Taiwan set up temporary headquarters at the former Qing Dynasty secretariat. The new rulers began making long-term plans for development of the island. The plans soon included building a new headquarters for the Governor-General. A two-stage architectural design contest was held in 1906 and 1910.
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