骨科醫院及住宅, Historic municipal monument in Zhongzheng District, Taiwan.
The Orthopedic Hospital and Residence is a mixed compound of medical and private rooms from the early modern period. The structure connects formal treatment spaces with family living areas under one related architectural design.
The building appeared during a time when Taipei was modernizing and needed new medical facilities. It shows how early doctors combined their professional practice with their family living situation.
The building shows how medical work and home life mixed together in early 20th-century Taipei. You can still see how doctors and their families lived and worked within the same compound.
The site sits centrally in Zhongzheng and is well reached by MRT and several bus lines. Visitors can easily explore the area on foot since many points of interest sit nearby.
The building still preserves old medical equipment that shows how doctors treated patients. These tools give a rare glimpse into medicine of the early 20th century.
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