Keelung Fortress Headquarters Building, Military headquarters in Zhongzheng District, Taiwan
The Keelung Fortress Headquarters Building is a structure with brown brick walls and beige stone railings arranged in a T-shaped floor plan. It functioned as the highest military command center for northern Taiwan and has been preserved as a county-level monument documenting the region's strategic importance.
The building was constructed in 1896 during Japanese colonial rule and served as Taiwan's chief military administrative center for the northern region. Following World War II, it underwent major reconstruction and took on new importance during the post-war period.
The building marks a place where Keelung served as a strategic military hub under different rulers, and locals remember it as part of their city's transformation through conflict and political change. Visitors today see it as a reminder of how military decisions shaped community life in this coastal area.
The site is located on Xiangfeng Street and welcomes visitors interested in military architecture and Taiwan's historical development. Walking through allows you to observe the building's structural details and read displayed information about the region's past.
A stone inscription reading 'Southeast of the Barrier' was placed by General Shi Hongxi in 1946 to mark the site's revival after the war. This detail reveals how military leaders commemorated the restoration and signaled the place's continued importance.
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