Architecture of Taiwan

{{Main|Prehistory of Taiwan}}

The architecture of prehistoric Taiwan saw structures ranging from cave dwellings, stilt housing, to stone masonry. Primarily of Austronesian architecture.{{Cite web |url=http://www2.wunan.com.tw/download/preview/1wb5.pdf |title=Pre-historic Taiwanese architecture, National Chiayi University – Dead link |language=zh |access-date=2017-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509052820/http://www2.wunan.com.tw/download/preview/1wb5.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-09 |url-status=dead }}

File:Taioldhouse.jpg|An observational painting of a stilt house of one of the plains indigenous peoples as depicted in Liu Shi Qi’s Taiwan Panorama Prints (六十七兩采風圖合卷).

File:Mokka and their house.jpg|A stilt house of the Truku people

File:Lanyu Ivalino Ia-gin village hill view.jpg|Modern and traditional houses coexisting in present-day Tao settlement on Orchid Island

Prehistoric man made use of caves for their dwellings, and Taiwan's oldest known civilization is the Changbin culture (長濱文化) dating back to over 50,000 years. An example of an archaeological site of a cave dwelling is the Bashian Caves in Changbin Township, Taitung County which is dated from between 5,500 and 30,000 years. The actual cave itself has a height of around ten meters and can accommodate some ten persons.

{{Main|Stilt house}}

Spread over the vast prehistoric Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean areas, stilt houses vary greatly. In more recent times, Taiwanese aborigines make use of them for holding church meetings, as places to cool down and to hold ancestral activities. Apart from their cooling effect, stilt houses also have various functions such as avoiding miasma, dampness, flood, and insects and snakes from entering, it is also easier to construct.

The Paiwan and Bunun peoples made houses using thatched roofing and made walls from stones. Homes of nobles were decorated with elaborate wood carvings. The special characteristics of such houses is that dark colored building materials help conceal the buildings in its environment and the layered use of rocks mimic the scales of the hundred pacer snake that they worship.[http://www.e-tribe.org.tw/kungdavane/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabId=100 {{in lang|zh}} Kungdavane – Dead link]

{{Main|Taiwanese aborigines}}

Chinese and aborigines made use of natural materials such as straw, wood, bamboo, grass, stone, and soil as basic construction materials. The types and styles of building vary depending on the environment, climate, and cultural influences of each ethnic group. For example, the Amis tend to live in larger communities and planned the layout of their community such as placement of communal homes and a plaza for matters of governance inside, planting a bamboo forest around the outside with camps and guard stations to defend against foreign aggressors.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dmtip.gov.tw/Aborigines/Article.aspx?CategoryID=3&ClassID=10&TypeID=24&SubTypeID=0&RaceID=1 |title=Building structures of the Amis tribe, Digital Museum of Taiwan Indigenous Peoples |language=zh |access-date=2017-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425121410/http://www.dmtip.gov.tw/Aborigines/Article.aspx?CategoryID=3&ClassID=10&TypeID=24&SubTypeID=0&RaceID=1 |archive-date=2017-04-25 |url-status=dead }} The Atayal and Saisiyat peoples made their homes out of wood and bamboo, while the Tao people who lived further away on Orchid Island and faced strong changes in seasonal weather such as typhoons, developed houses that made use of digging vertically into the ground to strengthen their foundations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dmtip.gov.tw/Aborigines/Article.aspx?CategoryID=3&ClassID=10&TypeID=24&SubTypeID=2&RaceID=12 |title=Housing layout of the Yami (Tao) tribe, Digital Museum of Taiwan Indigenous Peoples |language=zh |access-date=2017-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425122405/http://www.dmtip.gov.tw/Aborigines/Article.aspx?CategoryID=3&ClassID=10&TypeID=24&SubTypeID=2&RaceID=12 |archive-date=2017-04-25 |url-status=dead }}

File:Paiwan.jpg|Stone-slab house of the Paiwan people in Tjalja'avus Tribe (來義部落) taken by Japanese anthropologist Ushinosuke Mori prior to 1945

File:Paiwan 2.jpg|Stone-slab houses in Pingtung Park

File:頭目家 排灣族.jpg|Stone-slab housing of the Paiwan people in Tjuvecekadan Tribe (老七佳部落)

File:A Paiwan Slate House in National Museum of Natural Science.jpg|An imitation slate house of the Paiwan people at the National Museum of Natural Science

File:泰雅傳統家屋 Traditional Atayal House - panoramio.jpg|Traditional house of the Atayal people

File:梨山文物陳列館-泰雅族半穴居.jpg|Inside an imitation of a traditional house of the Atayal people

File:View of paran tribe in Taichu Prefecture, Formosa 1930s.jpg|Houses of the Seediq people in Paran Tribe (巴蘭部落)

File:Vunumu sumuya.jpg|Houses of the Bunun people

File:View of a tribe of Yami on Ponso No Tao.jpg|View of a Tao tribe

File:A house and its surroundings in a Yami tribe.jpg|A house and its surroundings in a Tao tribe

File:Traditional Tao Building Inside in Orchid Island 2010-9-15.jpg|Inside a Tao house

File:Taibalan.jpg|The Kakita'an ancestral house of the Amis people in Tafalong Tribe (太巴塱部落).

File:Beinan Taitung Taiwan Aboriginal-Stilt-House-01.jpg|Stilt-house of the Puyuma people

File:Tsou Men's House (Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village).JPG|An imitation kuba (men's house) of the Tsou people in Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village

File:Tsou Animal Bone Hut (Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village).JPG|An imitation animal bone hut of the Tsou people in Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village

File:Rukai Granary (Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village).JPG|An imitation granary of the Rukai people in Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village

File:Paiwan ceremonial rack of skulls.jpg|An imitation of a ceremonial rack of skulls of the Paiwan people in Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village

File:In a temple of the Pepo people 1877.jpg|A temple (公廨) of the plains indigenous peoples

{{Main|Castle|Fortress}}The 16th century was a time of Western naval navigation, exploration and trade and also the shifting of power from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty. Most of the architecture in Taiwan from this period were dominated by fortresses, primarily the Dutch Fengguiwei Fort, Fort Zeelandia, Fort Provintia in the south and the Spanish Fort San Salvador (聖薩爾瓦多城), Fort Santo Domingo to the north. The Dutch used red bricks in construction while the Spanish used stone. Both sides made use of ports and constructed fortresses to consolidate their power on the island. The fortresses were square shaped with an additional side for the installment of artillery. This period saw Taiwan architecture enter the peak of Western colonization. Such structures from this period represent the first generation of architectural works and is now listed as a world heritage by the Republic of China government.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dm.ncyu.edu.tw/vr/vr02_map/001/001-02.htm |title=Origins of Tamsui's Fort Zeelandia |access-date=2017-04-25 |language=zh |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804161209/http://www.dm.ncyu.edu.tw/vr/vr02_map/001/001-02.htm |archive-date=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead }}

File:Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem - Taioan.jpg|Taioan Street (大員市街) was built by the Dutch and is now the present day Yanping Street (延平街) in Anping District, Tainan City.

File:2022年原熱蘭遮城舊址 12.png|Fort Zeelandia was built by the Dutch in 1624 and is now known as Anping Fort (安平古堡).

File:Fort Zeelandia, Taiwan, 1871.jpg|Remains of Fort Zeelandia in 1871

File:Fort Zeelandia, Formosa by John Thomson, 1871. Wellcome L0056161.jpg|Remains of Fort Zeelandia in 1871

File:Chihkan Tower 03.JPG|Fort Provintia was a bastion structure, the remains of which are now known as Chihkan Tower (赤崁樓).

File:Official consulate fort santo domingo.jpg|Fort Santo Domingo was built by the Spanish in 1628 and after their defeat was rebuilt by the Dutch. It is known as Âng-mn̂g-siâⁿ (紅毛城, Red-haired Fort) after the Dutch people.

File:台灣基隆聖薩爾瓦多城模型.jpg|Model of Fort San Salvador in Keelung City

File:諸聖堂（Todos los Santos）考古發掘坑.jpg|Archaeological excavation pit of Todos los Santos (諸聖堂) near Fort San Salvador

File:臺南北極殿.JPG|Beiji Temple (北極殿), Tainan City(1661), rebuilt in 1709.

File:臺南開基天后宮.JPG|Kaichi Matsu Temple / Kaiji Tianhou Temple (開基天后宮, Taiwanese: Khai-ki Thian-hiō-kiong) in Tainan City is one of the earliest temples dedicated to Mazu, rebuilt in 1926.

File:鄭成功祖廟外觀.JPG|Koxinga Ancestral Shrine, Tainan City

File:大天后宮迴廊 20160527.jpg|Grand Matsu Temple in Tainan City used to be the palace of Prince Ningjing of Southern Ming dynasty, rebuilt in the Qing dynasty.

File:Temple of Confucius.jpg|Taiwan Confucian Temple, Tainan City (1665), rebuilt in 1751.

File:臺南法華寺.JPG|Fahua Temple (法華寺) in Tainan City was the former residence known as the Dream Butterfly Garden (夢蝶園 Mengdieyuan) of Li Maochun (李茂春), rebuilt in 1959.

File:臺南開元寺山門.JPG|Kaiyuan Temple (開元寺), Tainan City, rebuilt in 1680.

File:台南市五妃廟.jpg|Temple of the Five Concubines, Tainan City (1683), extended in 1746.

;Minnan-style architecture

File:祀典武廟 外部.jpg|State Temple of the Martial God (祀典武廟), Tainan City

File:臺灣府城大南門.jpg|Great South Gate of Tainan Prefecture (台南府城大南門), Tainan City

File:In the Chaotian Temple before 1907.jpg|Chaotian Temple (朝天宮), Yunlin County

File:鹿港龍山寺山門.jpg|Lukang Longshan Temple (鹿港龍山寺), Changhua County

File:台南市大東門.JPG|Great East Gate of Tainan Prefecture (台南府城大東門), Tainan City

File:FengshanEgate.jpg|East Gate of Fengshan New City (鳳山縣新城東門), Kaohsiung City

File:Lin AnTai Old HomeStead.jpg|Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum (林安泰古厝), Taipei City

File:Taiwan Hsinchu YinXi Gate.JPG|Yensi Gate (迎曦門), Hsinchu City

File:鹽水八角樓.jpg|Yanshui Octagonal Building (鹽水八角樓), Tainan City

File:筱雲山莊迎賓館.jpg|Hsiau-Yun Villa (筱雲山莊), Taichung City

File:霧峰林家景薰樓.jpg|Tower of Prospective Fragrance (景薰樓) of Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Taichung City (1864)

File:赤崁樓-2.jpg|Haisheng Temple (海神廟) of Chihkan Tower, Tainan

File:Taiwan Castle North gate.JPG|North Gate of Taiwan Provincial Capital (臺灣省城), present day Watching Moon Pavilion (望月亭) in Taichung Park, Taichung City

File:臺北府城北門 20180807.jpg|North Gate of the Walls of Taipei in Taipei City, also called Cheng'enmen (承恩門, Taiwanese: Sêng-un-mn̂g, Hakka: Siin11-en24 mun11)

File:台北西門.jpg|West Gate of the Walls of Taipei in Taipei City, also called Baochengmen (寶成門)

File:林本源園邸-方鑑齋.jpg|Lin Family Mansion and Garden, New Taipei City

File:Court of Ding-Jing Hall, Lin Garden.JPG|Lin Family Mansion and Garden, New Taipei City

File:磺溪書院－內院中庭.JPG|Huangxi Academy, Taichung City

File:Guest House of Imperial Envoys in Taipe 2.jpg|The Guest House of Imperial Envoys(欽差行臺), Taipei City

File:欽差行臺 Guesthouse for Imperial Envoy - panoramio.jpg|The Guest House of Imperial Envoys(欽差行臺), Taipei City

File:Plain Aborigines Taipei.jpg|Houses constructed of mud and straw by the Siniticized Ketagalan tribe of Kanatsui settlement (圭武卒社), Taipei City

;Hakka Architecture

File:日治時期的六堆忠義祠.JPG|Liudui Martyr's Shrine (六堆忠義祠), Pingtung County

File:壽山巖觀音寺.JPG|Shoushanyan Guanyin Temple (壽山巖觀音寺), Taoyuan City

File:CKF2008030601.JPG|Beipu Tianshui Temple (北埔天水堂), Hsinchu County

File:Li teng-fang Historical Home ,TAIWAN.jpg|Lee Teng-fan's Ancient Residence, Taoyuan City

File:新屋范姜祖堂.jpg|Fanjiang Ancestral Hall (新屋范姜祖堂), Taoyuan City

File:Peipu-temple.jpg|Beipu Citian Temple, Hsinchu County

File:Meinong East Gate Tower front view 20150124.jpg|Meinong East Gate Tower, Kaohsiung City, rebuilt in 1937.

File:茄冬西隘門（佳冬）.jpg|West Fence Gate(西柵門) of Jiadong (佳冬), Pingtung County

File:佳冬蕭宅合院.JPG|Old House of Siiao Family(蕭家祖屋), Pingtung County

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Fuzhou-style (Mindong) Architecture

File:日治時期開山神社入口.JPG|Koxinga Shrine (延平郡王祠), Tainan City

File:開山神社神殿 1915年前.jpg|Koxinga Shrine (延平郡王祠), Tainan City

File:霧峰林家宮保第大花廳.jpg|Great Flower Hall (大花廳) in Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Taichung City

Teochew-style architecture

File:新莊慈祐宮正面照.jpg|Xinzhuang Ciyou Palace (新莊慈祐宮,Taiwanese: Sin-chng Chû-iū-kiong), New Taipei City

File:臺南三山國王廟 (高處拍攝).JPG|Three Mountain Kings Temple (三山國王廟), Tainan City

File:六堆天后宮.JPG|Liudui Tianhou Temple (六堆天后宮, Hakka:Liuk-tôi Thiên-heu-kiûng), Pingtung County

;Lingnan-style architecture

File:臺南兩廣會館及重道崇文坊.jpg|Liangguanghui Hall (兩廣會館), Tainan City

File:臺南兩廣會館02.jpg|Liangguanghui Hall (兩廣會館), Tainan City

;Western-style architecture

File:前金天主堂.jpg|Holy Rosary Cathedral, Kaohsiung City (1861)

File:萬金天主教堂（萬金聖母聖殿）.jpg|Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Pingtung County (1870)

File:Tamsui customs officers residence.jpg|Tamsui Customs Officers' Residence, Tamsui, New Taipei City (1870)

File:漁翁島燈塔 01.JPG|Yuwengdao Lighthouse, Penghu County (1875)

File:Oxford College, Aletheia University 20050702.jpg|Oxford College, Tamsui, New Taipei City (1882)

File:英國領事館2.jpg|Former British consular residence, Tamsui, New Taipei City (1891)

File:臺南東興洋行.JPG|Former Julius Mannich & CO. Merchant House (德商東興洋行), Tainan City

Fort

File:旗後礮臺（入口）.jpg|Cihou Fort, Kaohsiung City (1875)

File:台南「億載金城」正門.JPG|Eternal Golden Castle, Tainan City (1876)

File:滬尾礮臺.jpg|Hobe Fort, Tamsui, New Taipei City (1886)

File:西嶼西臺 澎湖縣 國定古蹟關塞 Venation 1.JPG|Xiyu Western Fort, Prnghu County (1889)

;Western-style Architecture

File:Taipei Guest House Front Near View.jpg|Taipei Guest House, Taipei City (1901–1913)

File:Taichung Park-1.JPG|Mid-Lake Pavilion (湖心亭) in Taichung Park, Taichung City (1908)

File:自來水博物館 Museum of Drinking Water - panoramio (2).jpg|Museum of Drinking Water, Taipei City (1908)

File:國定古蹟臺南地方法院.jpg|Former Tainan District Court, Tainan City (1912)

File:台鐵新竹車站(2).jpg|Hsinchu Railway Station, Hsinchu City (1913)

File:台中州廳（舊台中市政府）.jpg|Former Taichu Prefecture Government Building, Taichung City (1913)

File:Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Taipei 001 in 1889.jpg|Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taipei City (1914)

File:台北故事館.jpg|Taipei Story House, Taipei City (1914)

File:臺灣總督府博物館 01.jpg|Former Kodama-Goto Memorial Hall, Taipei City (1915)

File:Control Yuan.JPG|Former Taihoku Prefecture Government Building, Taipei City (1915)

File:原台南州廳(台灣文學館)-2.jpg|Former Tainan Prefecture Government Building, Tainan City (1916)

File:臺中車站 (2).jpg|Former Taichung Railway Station, Taichung City (1917)

File:Taipei Taiwan Presidential-Office-Building-01.jpg|Former Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan, Taipei City (1919)

File:專賣局.jpg|Monopoly Bureau, Taipei City (1922)

File:Administration Building, National Taiwan Normal University 20130407.jpg|Administration Building of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei (1929)

File:臺灣大學原帝大校舍─舊總圖書館(現校史館).JPG|Former Library of Taihoku Imperial University (台北帝國大學圖書館), Taipei City (1930)

File:Takao provincial office.jpg|Takao Prefecture Government Building (高雄州廳), Kaohsiung City (1931)

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File:建功神社神殿.jpg|Kenko Shrine (建功神社), Taipei City (1928), designed by Ide Kaoru

File:THK Taipei Broadcasting Station 1931.jpg|Former THK Taipei Broadcasting Station (台北放送局演奏所), Taipei City (1931)

File:臺北信用組合.jpg|Chengnei Branch of Taiwan Cooperative Bank (合作金庫銀行城內分行), Taipei City (1933), designed by Ide Kaoru

File:勸業銀行臺北支店.jpg|Former Taipei Branch of Nippon Kangyo Bank (日本勸業銀行臺北支店), Taipei City (1933)

File:原日本勸業銀行臺南支店轉角處.JPG|Former Tainan Branch of Nippon Kangyo Bank (日本勸業銀行臺南支店), Tainan City (1937)

File:株式會社彰化銀行本店.jpg|Chang Hwa Bank Headquarters and Museum, Taichung City (1937)

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File:新竹州廳近景（2）.jpg|Former Shinchiku Prefecture Government Building (新竹州廳), Hsinchu City (1927)

File:Taipei Post Office front view 20181018.jpg|Taipei Post Office, Taipei City (1928)

File:鹿港老街09.jpg|Yu Jen Jai, Changhua County (1930)

File:Hayashi Department Store (night).jpg|Hayashi Department Store, Tainan City (1922)

File:Taipei Taiwan Judicial-Yuan-01.jpg|Taiwan High Court, Taipei City (1934), designed by Ide Kaoru

File:基隆港合同廳舍全景.jpg|Keelung Harbor Integrated Administration Building (基隆海港大樓), Keelung City (1934)

File:原新化街役場 建築欣賞 - panoramio (1).jpg|Former Sinhua District Council House (新化街役場), Tainan City (1934)

File:Taichung Broadcasting Bureau.JPG|Taichung Broadcasting Bureau, Taichung City

File:TTL Hsinchu Business Office 20130918.jpg|TTL Hsinchu Business Office (臺灣菸酒公司新竹營業所), Hsinchu City (1935)

File:高雄稅關廳舍.jpg|Kaohsiung Customs, Kaohsiung City (1936)

File:西螺金玉成鐘樓.jpg|Jin Yu-cheng Clocktower (金玉成鐘樓) in Siluo old street(西螺老街), Yunlin County (1935)

File:台南火車站.JPG|Tainan Railway Station, Tainan City (1936)

File:Taipei Taiwan Zhongshan-Hall-01.jpg|Zhongshan Hall, Taipei City (1936), designed by Ide Kaoru

File:Taipei Taiwan Bank-of-Taiwan-Head-Office-Building-01.jpg|Bank of Taiwan, Taipei City (1938)

File:台南合同廳舍 Jun 2019.jpg|Tainan City Fire Bureau Second Division, Tainan City (1938)

File:Changhua Railway Hospital.jpg|Changhua Railway Hospital, Changhua County (1938)

File:電姬戲院.jpg|Dianji Theater (電姬戲院), Tainan City (1938)

;Traditional Taiwanese and Taiwanese-Western Eclectic Architecture

File:霧峰萊園五桂樓.jpg|Five-Cassia Tower (五桂樓) in Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Taichung City (1906)

File:淡水戲館.jpg|Tamsui Theater (淡水戲館), Taipei City (1909)

File:Changhua nanyao 4.jpg|Nanyao Temple, Changhua County (1916)

File:Sansia IMG 1625.JPG|Sanxia Old Street, New Taipei City (1916)

File:大溪老街 Daxi Old Street - panoramio.jpg|Daxi Old Street, Taoyuan City (1918–1919)

File:Hukou Sanyuan Temple 20100731.jpg|Hukou Sanyuan Temple (湖口三元宮), Hsinchu County (1919)

File:Lugang Koo's House.JPG|Lukang Folk Arts Museum, Changhua County (1919)

File:陳中和紀念館（高雄）.jpg|Chen Jhong-he Memorial Hall, Kaohsiung City (1920)

File:聚奎居正身.jpg|Jukuiju Mansion (聚奎居), Taichung City (1920)

File:Mazu Temple (Magong).jpg|Penghu Tianhou Temple, Penghu County (1923)

File:Taiwan formosa vintage history other places temples taipics037.jpg|Bangka Lungshan Temple, Taipei City (1924)

File:Taichung Le Cheng Matsu Temple.JPG|Lecheng Temple, Taichung City (1790), restored in 1920s.

File:淡江中學八角塔 新北市 Venation 8.JPG|Octagonal Tower of Tamkang High School (淡江中學八角塔), New Taipei City (1924)

File:白河大仙寺正殿.jpg|Dasian Temple (大仙寺), Tainan City (1925)

File:宗聖公祠.jpg|Zhong Sheng Gong Memorial (宗聖公祠), Pingtung County (1929)

;Japanese-style and Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture

File:台北臨濟護國禪寺.JPG|Linji Huguo Chan Temple, Taipei City (1911)

File:嘉義神社附屬館所.jpg|Former Kagi Shrine administration building, Chiayi City (1915)

File:北投普濟寺.jpg|Beitou Puji Temple(北投普濟寺), Taipei City (1915)

File:一滴水紀念館 A Drop of Water Memorial Hall - panoramio.jpg|The Drop of Water Memorial Hall, New Taipei City (1915), this building was dismantled in Japan and rebuilt in Taiwan.

File:吉安慶修院 花蓮縣 縣(市)定古蹟寺廟 Venation 1.JPG|Ji'an Shrine(吉安慶修院), Hualien County (1917)

File:北投文物館(原佳山旅館).jpg|Beitou Museum, Taipei City (1921)

File:武德殿 hall of military morality - panoramio.jpg|Former Takao Butokuden of Takao Prefecture, Kaohsiung City (1924)

File:臺灣總督府專賣局臺南支局鹽埕分室外觀.jpg|Former Monopoly Bureau Branch Office (臺灣總督府專賣局臺南支局鹽埕分室), Tainan City (1924)

File:台北紀州庵.jpg|Kishu An Forest of Literature (紀州庵文學森林), Taipei City (1927–1928)

File:Tainan Taiwan Martial-Art-Hall Butokuden-01.jpg|Former Tainan Butokuden of Tainan Prefecture, Tainan City (1936)

File:Taoyuan Shinto-helligdoms bønnerom 2.jpg|Haiden of Touen Shrine, Taoyuan City (1938)

File:台中刑務所演武場.JPG|Taichung Martial Arts Hall (臺中刑務所演武場), Taichung City (1937)

File:2020年的逍遙園 01.jpg|Shoyoen (逍遙園), Kaohsiung City(1940)

File:Lin-tien-san 2 , Hualian.JPG|Lintianshan Forestry Culture Park, Hualien County

File:玉山西峰.jpg|Xi Shan Shinto Shrine(西山祠), Chiayi County

File:At the Square of Chulin Station in Luodong Forestry Culture Park.jpg|Chulin Station (竹林車站) in Luodong Forestry Culture Park, Yilan County, rebuilt in 2008

Asian Renaissance Style(興亞式){{Cite web|date=2021-03-18|title=國家攝影文化中心台北館 導覽手冊|url=https://ncpiexhibition.ntmofa.gov.tw/WebUPD/1Exhibition_File/20210318_%E5%B0%8E%E8%A6%BD%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8Av39_B5_CS5_.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185104/https://ncpiexhibition.ntmofa.gov.tw/WebUPD/1Exhibition_File/20210318_%E5%B0%8E%E8%A6%BD%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8Av39_B5_CS5_.pdf |archive-date=2021-07-09 }} and Imperial Crown Style

File:Hoko Prefectural Office.JPG|Former Hoko Prefectural Office(澎湖廳廳舍), Penghu County (1934)

File:Kaohsiung Museum of History face 20101031.jpg|Kaohsiung Museum of History, Kaohsiung City (1939)

File:NCPI Taipei 20210403a.jpg|National Center of Photography and Images (國家攝影文化中心), Taipei City (1937)

File:舊高雄車站.jpg|Former Takao Station, Kaohsiung City (1941)

The Second World War served as a dividing point in Taiwanese architecture, bringing both political change and significant physical destruction. After the war a wave of new buildings was built with American aid, this influence lead to the dominance of the International Style. More contemporary architecture focuses on preserving the past as well as building new spaces, often finding ways to re-use historical or disused spaces.{{cite web |title=400 years of building history— A tour of Tainan architecture |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5900846 |website=taiwannews.com.tw |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=24 July 2024}}

;Chinese Cultural Renaissance

File:National Taiwan Science Education Center Chinese Roof.jpg|Nanhai Academy, Taipei City

File:Practice Hotel of National Taichung Agricultural Senior High School.JPG|Internship Youth Hostel at Taichung Agricultural Senior High School (台中高農實習旅館), Taichung City

File:NationalPalace MuseumFrontView.jpg|National Palace Museum, Taipei City

File:YMS-ZhongshanBuilding-1.jpg|Chung-Shan Building, Taipei City, designed by Xiu Zelan.

File:國民革命忠烈祠大殿 20120818.jpg|National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, Taipei City

File:Taiwan 2009 The Grand Hotel in Taipei FRD 7637.jpg|The expansion designs implemented in the Taipei Grand Hotel from 1952 to 1973.

File:Taichung Confucius Temple by The Great Perfection Hall.JPG|Dachengdian(大成殿) of Taichung Confucius Temple, Taichung City

File:Taichung Confucius Temple by The Perceiving Virtue Gate.JPG|Guandemen(觀德門) of Taichung Confucius Temple, Taichung City

File:Taichung Confucius Temple by The Great Perfection Gate.JPG|Hip and gable roof of Dachengdian (大成殿) of Taichung Confucius Temple, Taichung City

File:Chiang Kai-shek memorial amk.jpg|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei City

File:Taiwan 2009 Taipei National Concert Hall at Chian Kai Shek Cultural Center FRD 7364 Pano Extracted.jpg|National Concert Hall, Taipei City

File:Taiwan 2009 Taipei National Theater at Chian Kai Shek Cultural Center FRD 7293.jpg|The wooden brackets used on the National Theater, Taipei City

File:Taiwan 2009 Taipei Liberty Plaza Gateway seen from National Theater FRD 7309.jpg|The railings at National Theater, Taipei City

File:Yanshui Holy Spirit Church 鹽水天主堂 - panoramio.jpg|Yanshui Holy Spirit Church (鹽水天主聖神堂), Tainan City

File:國史館臺灣文獻館史蹟大樓.JPG|Taiwan Historica's Historical Documents Exhibition Hall

File: 阿里山郵局_Alishan_Post_Office_-_panoramio.jpg | Alishan Post Office

;Newly built traditional Taiwanese architecture

File:Wanhe Temple.jpg|Wan He Temple, Taichung City (1684)

File:三峽長福巖.jpg|Changfu Temple, New Taipei City, rebuilt in 1947.

File:三山國王廟 Sanshan Guowang Temple - panoramio.jpg|Yancheng Sanshan Guowang Temple (鹽埕三山國王廟), Kaohsiung City (1949)

File:高雄代天宮.jpg|Gushan Daitian Temple, Kaohsiung City (1949–1951)

File:梧棲真武宮正面照.jpg|Wuqi Zhenwu Temple, Taichung City (1849), restored in 1953

File:指南宮凌霄寶殿.jpg|Lingxiao Chapel (凌霄寶殿) of Zhinan Temple (指南宮), Taipei City (1963)

File:行天宮.jpg|Xingtian Temple, Taipei City (1968)

File:高雄三鳳宮.jpg|Sanfong Temple (三鳳宮), Kaohsiung City (1971)

File:Taichung Folklore Park.JPG|Taichung Folklore Park, Taichung City (1990)

File:賴敏祭祀公業.JPG|Taiwan Lai Family Ancestral Hall (台灣賴氏大宗祠), Taichung City (2006)

File:武昌宮.JPG|Wu Chang Temple (武昌宮), Nantou County (1903, rebuilt 2010)

File:Nankunshen Temple, Jade Emperor Shrine (Taiwan).jpg|Lingxiao Main Hall (凌霄寶殿) of Nankunshen Daitian Temple (南鯤鯓代天府), Tainan City (2012)

;Modern architecture

File:Administration - Tunghai University - DSC01530.JPG|Administration of Tunghai University,Taiching City(1957), designed by Chen Chi-kwan.

File:菁寮天主堂.jpg|Saint Cross Church, Tainan City (1960), designed by Gottfried Boehm.

File:THU Luce Memorial Chapel.jpg|Tunghai University Luce Memorial Chapel, Taichung City(1963), designed by I. M. Pei and Chen Chi-kwan.

File:台北市景美女中圖書館.jpg|Library of Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls' High School (台北市景美女中圖書館), Taipei City, designed by Xiu Zelan.

File:三信家商波浪大樓.jpg|The Wave Classroom (波浪大樓) of Sansin High School of Commerce And Home Economics, Kaohsiung City (1964), designed by Jen-Ho Chen (陳仁和).

File:St Paul's Church, Kaohsiung.JPG|St Paul's Church (聖公會聖保羅堂), Kaohsiung City (1965), designed by Chen Chi-kwan and Haigo T. H. Shen(沈祖海).

File:亞洲水泥大樓 140351.jpg|Asia Cement Building (亞洲水泥大樓), Taipei City (1966), designed by Wang Da-hong.

File:Taipei Taiwan Sun-Yat-sen-Memorial-Hall-02.jpg|Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei City (1972), designed by Wang Da-hong.

File:Taipei-fine-arts-museum.jpg|Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei City(1983)

File:科博館植物園.jpg|National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung City (1986)

File:Taichung Sun Yat-sen Hall.JPG|Chung Shan Hall (中山堂), Taichung City (1989)

File:Chang-Gu WTC.jpg|Chang-Gu World Trade Center, Kaohsiung City (1992)

File:南埔林宅 Haus Lin.jpg|Haus Lin in Nanpu (南埔林宅), Nantou County (1997), designed by Chen Kuen Lee.

File:Tuntex Sky Tower.JPG|85 Sky Tower, Kaohsiung City (1997)

File:新北市政府 New Taipei city hall - panoramio.jpg|New Taipei City Hall, New Taipei City (2003)

File:Taipei101.portrait.altonthompson.jpg|Taipei 101, Taipei City (2004)

File:Taiwan HighSpeedRail HsinChu Station 3.JPG|Hsinchu HSR station, Hsinchu County (2006)

File:TpmlBeitou.JPG|Taipei Public Library, Taipei City (2006)

File:WorkdGame2009 Stadium completed.jpg|National Stadium, Kaohsiung City (2009)

File:蘭陽博物館.jpg|Lanyang Museum, Yilan County(2010)

File:Taichung City Building.JPG|Taichung City Government Building, Taichung City (2010)

File:Dadong Art Center Large Performance Hall.JPG|Dadong Arts Center, Kaohsiung City (2012)

File:農禪寺水月道場FUJI9329.JPG|Water Moon Monastery (水月道場) of Nung Chan Monastery (農禪寺), Taipei City (2012), designed by Kris Yao.

File:臺中國家歌劇院.jpg|National Taichung Theater, Taichung City (2014)

File:Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung-Exhibition-Center-03.jpg|Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, Kaohsiung City (2014)

File:國資圖總館.jpg|National Library of Public Information, Taichung City (2012)

File:National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts 2018.jpg|National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung City (2017)

File:Bright white the 2 Building of Tainan Art Museum exterior design.jpg|Tainan Art Museum, Tainan City (2018)

File:Taipei Nan Shan Plaza 20171216c.jpg|Taipei Nan Shan Plaza, Taipei City(2018)

File:高雄流行音樂中心 Kaohsiung Music Centre - nearing completion in August 2019.jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center, Kaohsiung City

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