| Visual Index of Taipei Sites (Site name and description) | |||
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Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial (1976-80) Commemorates Chiang Kai-Shek, who lead Nationalist China until his death in 1975. |
Grand Hotel (1952, burned 1995, restored 1998) Taipei's oldest and grandest hotel |
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Lungshan Temple (originally 1738, rebuilt 1953 onwards) "Dragon Mountain Temple" - the oldest temple in Taipei |
Martyrs' Shrine Commemorates those who died in China's innumerable wars |
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National Palace Museum (1965) Repository of ancient Chinese art transferred from the mainland in 1949 |
Presidential Palace (originally 1895, rebuilt 1919 and 1945) Taiwan's equivalent of the White House |
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All images copyright 2002 by Professor Robert D. Fiala of Concordia University, Nebraska, USA
