Taipei Guest House 臺北賓館

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Introduction

Construction of the Taipei Guest House began in 1899 and was completed in 1901. Its current form dates back a renovation in 1911. The guest house is located to the left of the Presidential Office Building and served as the residence of the governor-general during the Japanese occupation period. Visiting VIPs were also received here. In 1950, the building was renamed as the Taipei Guest House and repurposed for large state banquets, the reception of foreign dignitaries, and cultural activities. In 1998, the guest house was designated as a national historic site.

Information

Themes: Historic Sites Art and Cultural Centers
Subject: Family、Campus teaching
Suggested Months for Visiting: All year
Phone Number: +886-2-23482999
Address: No. 1, Ketagalan Blvd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City Taiwan, R.O.C

Opening Hours

1.Opening Hours: See website http://tgh.mofa.gov.tw/ (Chinese)

Services & Facilities

Toilets

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Nearby MRT

R Tamsui-Xinyi Line NTU Hospital

G Songshan-Xindian Line Xiaonanmen

R Tamsui-Xinyi Line Taipei Main Station

G Songshan-Xindian Line Ximen

R Tamsui-Xinyi Line Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall

BL Bannan Line Shandao Temple

Review

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39 Very good
73 Excellent

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14 Families
17 Couples
33 Solo
3 Business
16 Friends

619jeffry

Essendon, Australia

One of Taipei's most impressive buildings

2019-12

The Taipei Guest House was built during the Japanese colonial era. It is a very impressive building. The Taipei Guest House is mainly used for official functions, often by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) which is just down the road. If you have chance, take a look -- it is not open often. I was a guest at an official reception, the interior is striking. Despite the name, it is not a hotel.
CJW913

De Pere, Wisconsin

Traveler type:

En pareja

Visitation restricted to first Saturday of every month

2019-04

Hidden behind a large wall and many trees, this mansion was constructed between 1899-1900, and was originally the house of the Governor-General of Taiwan during the Japanese Period. A gracious Baroque residence, today it is owned by the government of the Republic of China, and is used for receiving state guests. Unfortunately, one can barely see the outside, and you can only visit this impressive structure on the first Saturday of each month. Such a shame.
tfizzle

Portland, Oregón

Traveler type:

Con amigos

Sadly you can't go in

2018-12

The Taipei Guest House is one of the few European-style buildings in the Taipei. Historically is housed the Japanese governors during their rule, but not is is just one of the official buildings for foreign leaders.
Soko37

Qingdao, China

Traveler type:

En familia

Wester style building in downtown

2018-10

Representative governmental building in European style. From one side visible front of building the rest is surrounded you high concrete fence
Leonhkny

Hong Kong, China

Traveler type:

En familia

Taiwan's European building

2018-08

Taipei Guest House is one of the few European-style buildings in the Taiwanese capital. It was the official residence of Japanese Governors and is now a meeting place of foreign leaders. For most of the time it is not open to the public.