Presidential Office Building of Taiwan

Presidential Office Building of Taiwan

    The building on the 200 NTD note is the presidential office building of Taiwan. And the person on the other side of the note is Chiang, Kai-Shek.

    

    Presidential Office Building of Taiwan was build in 1919 during Japanese Occupation. The designer was a Japanese Architect, 長野宇平治（ながの うへいじ）. The style is very similar to Tokyo Station which was also under construction by the time. The building served as Taiwan Governor Building during Japanese Occupation Era. And It has always been serving as the highest political office building since then.

    This building was the tallest building in Taiwan during Japanese Occupation. Therefore it  become the main bombing target by America Air Force during World War Two. Japanese tried very hard to disguise this building, however it was still hit by bomb in 1945. So the building you see today was reconstructed by Taiwan Government (Republic of China) after World War Two.

    

    Although it's a historical building, it's also a government building in use. Current President is still working in there.