The Presidential Office Building

The Presidential Office Building is located on Taipei City's Chungching South Road and facing the Ketagelan Boulevard. The building is close to the Taipei Train Station, the February 28 Peace Memorial Park, and Hsimending, a famous shopping district.

The Presidential Office Building was built during the Japanese colonization of Taiwan (1895-1945). It was the Japanese governor's mansion during that period. In the later stage of the Second World War, the building was seriously damaged due to bombing. After Taiwan was reclaimed by the ROC government, the building was re-constructed in 1946. It was re-named as "Giashou Building" in celebration of the 60th birthday of former president Chiang Kai-shek. The building has been used as the presidential mansion after the ROC government was re-instated in Taiwan.

The main body of the Presidential Office Building is a five-floor structure and the central tower is eleven-floor high. The area covers 6,930 square meters in total. The outer portion of the buiding is covered with steel concrete. Gravel is used as decoration horizontally. A sense of grandeur and vigorousness is presented via the red-white composition.

The Presidential Office Building was announced by the President as a "national historical site" in 1998 and was open for public tour since then. The general public will be able to see in person where the president works.