Chinese Renaissance · 20th century · Built ~1936
Original file name: 20230702 131537
The building displays prominent Chinese palatial architecture with sweeping double-eaved hip roofs clad in turquoise-green glazed tiles, richly decorated with polychrome painted brackets and ornamental ridge details. The massive red-painted walls echo the imperial palace aesthetic of the Forbidden City in Beijing. This complex is consistent with the Taipei Xinsheng Park area buildings, likely associated with the Taipei Confucius Temple or nearby civic structures built during the Japanese colonial or early Republic of China period.
