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  2. History of Taipei - Wikipedia

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    The recorded history of Taipei began with the Han Chinese settling of the Taipei Basin in 1709, leading up to the formation of the national capital of Taiwan and high-tech industry hub and that is now Taipei City. Other notable dates include the 1895 annexation of Taiwan by Japan, during which Taipei began to grow more rapidly, and in the 1950s ...

  3. Discovery Center of Taipei - Wikipedia

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    The center was inaugurated on 16 December 2002 presided by Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou from the former Taipei City Archives. [1] He said that the center was established to let Taipei residents to understand the history of Taipei City better.

  4. List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small.Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;

  5. National Palace Museum - Wikipedia

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    The National Palace Museum, [a] also known as Taipei Palace Museum, [b] [4] [5] [6] is a national museum headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. [7] Founded in Beijing in 1925, the museum was re-established in Shilin , Taipei, in 1965, later expanded with a southern branch in Taibao , Chiayi in 2015.

  6. National Museum of History - Wikipedia

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    A "National Museum of Historical Artifacts and Fine Arts" was established in a Japanese style building near the Taipei Botanical Garden in 1955. It was renamed "National Museum of History" in 1956 and the building was renovated in a five-floor traditional Chinese Ming and Qing palace style, with four floors for exhibition and staff offices, and one floor for storage.

  7. Bopiliao Historic Block - Wikipedia

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    The Bopiliao Historic Block (Chinese: 剝皮寮; pinyin: Bōpílíao; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-phê-liâu) is a historic street in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan.The block is made almost completely of one or two story brick buildings, many dating over 200 years ago and was one of the earliest commercial districts in northern Taiwan.

  8. List of most-visited museums by region - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the most visited museums in each region in 2023, based upon the annual reports of museum attendance from the Art Newspaper Review, and from official national sources. If 2023 figures are not available, earlier figures are shown, with the year indicated.

  9. List of museums in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    National Taiwan Museum in Taipei, Taiwan's oldest museum, built in 1908 This is a list of museums in Taiwan , including cultural centers and arts centres . Kinmen County