Monopoly Bureau

The Monopoly Bureau Building is a Renaissance-style red brick building located in Nan Chang Street, 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]

Monopoly Bureau Building
專賣局
General information
Town or city	Taipei
Country	Taiwan
Coordinates	25°2′2.6″N 121°30′53.53″E
Current tenants	Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation
Construction started	1913
Completed	1922
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Matsunosuke Moriyama [ja]
National monument of Taiwan
Official name	專賣局(今臺灣菸酒股份有限公司)
Type	Government
Designated	10 June 1998

Monopoly Bureau
Traditional Chinese	專賣局
Simplified Chinese	专卖局
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhuānmài Jú Southern Min Hokkien POJ Choan-bē-kio̍k Tâi-lô Tsuan-bē-kio̍k

The building was designed by the architect Matsunosuke Moriyama [zh] and constructed in 1913 by the Kobe Group. The six-story tower topped with a spire is the most unusual feature of the building. In addition to the tower, the building is 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.

References

1. "China Rhyming » Blog Archive » Taiwan Monopoly Bureau Building – Taipei".

External links

• Monopoly Bureau at the Bureau of Cultural Heritage website (in Chinese)