Monopoly Bureau
Coordinates: 25°2′2.6″N 121°30′53.53″E / 25.034056°N 121.5148694°E
Monopoly Bureau Building | |
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專賣局 | |
General information | |
Construction started | 1913 |
Completed | 1922 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | |
Official name | 專賣局(今臺灣菸酒股份有限公司) |
Type | Government |
Designated | 10 June 1998 |
Monopoly Bureau | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 專賣局 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 专卖局 | ||
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The Monopoly Bureau Building is a Renaissance-style red brick building located in , Taipei City, Taiwan. It is in the Zhongzheng District, 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 President of the Republic of China's Official Residence. The building was built in 1913 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan.[1]
The building was designed by the architect
and constructed in 1913 by the . The six-story tower topped with a spire is the most unusual feature of the building. In addition to a six-story tower, the building is also 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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- Monopoly Bureau at the Bureau of Cultural Heritage website (in Chinese)
- 1913 establishments in Taiwan
- Government buildings completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in Taipei
- National monuments of Taiwan
- Taiwanese building and structure stubs