National Taiwan University, Research university in Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan University is a research institution in Taipei that spreads across several sites, equipped with lecture halls, laboratory buildings, libraries, and administrative units. The architecture ranges from brick structures dating to the first half of the 20th century to modern research centers made of glass and concrete.
The institution opened in 1928 under the name Taihoku Imperial University, when Taiwan was still under Japanese administration. After the end of World War II in 1945, the establishment was renamed and reorganized to serve the academic needs of the island.
Students gather under old trees on the main campus, where tea shops and bookstores cluster around the entrance gates. The palm-lined avenue leads to a row of buildings where lectures, seminars, and meetings between professors and researchers take place.
Visitors can explore the campus grounds on foot or use public buses that stop at several locations near the faculty buildings. The entrances remain open to everyone during term weeks, though certain laboratories and research areas require advance registration to enter.
Plants from different climate zones grow on the grounds, used by scientists for botanical studies. Some of the trees date back to before the founding of the institution and serve as landmarks for generations of students.
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