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Presidential Office Building

No.122 Chungking South Road, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan
02-23113731
As featured in Taipei for free
Ranked #23 of 127 attractions in Taipei
4.0 of 5 stars 73 Reviews
Type: Government Buildings
Fee: No
Owner description: This ornate government building was finished in 1919, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. Daily admission weekdays from 9 until Noon. Final admission... more » Owner description: This ornate government building was finished in 1919, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. Daily admission weekdays from 9 until Noon. Final admission at 11:30 am. On select weekends they are open until 4 pm. « less
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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38 reviews 38 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2012

A unique building on its own. Took photos of it from across the street which is good enough.

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Toronto, Canada
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81 helpful votes 81 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2012

We went on the monthly open house day and found ourselves engulfed in tour groups. It was a real struggle to make our way around. Unfortunately there simply isn't very much of great interest inside and we were glad to get out. The sole highlight was getting our pictures taken with a cardboard cutout of the President. But I doubt... More

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Vietri sul Mare, Italy
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51 reviews 51 reviews
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

My colleague wanted to see this and I obliged but was not impressed.

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Oakland, California
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011

This building was a great way of getting an overview of the history of Taiwan. It was informative and worth going to if you like to know about the history and culture of TW.

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19 reviews 19 reviews
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2011

The Presidential Office Building in Taipei is basically the Taiwanese equivalent of visiting the White House in Washington DC. It's the working office of the President of Taiwan, and visitors are permitted to tour through the lower courtyard and view a variety of interesting historical displays documenting the political and cultural history of Taiwan. You'll need to bring a passport... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2009

This building is nothing to go out of your way for. We did get lucky and see performers and a sports festival that was going on. This was on New Years Day so I'm sure it isn't like that very much.

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Amagasaki, Japan
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012
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Tokyo, Japan
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47 helpful votes 47 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012
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Osaka, Japan
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142 helpful votes 142 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012
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