Justice building

The judicial mansion is the building of the judicial office of the Republic of China. It was built in 1929 during the Japanese rule period in Taiwan and completed in 1934. At present, the building is the headquarters of Taiwan's high court, and the seat of the Judicial Yuan, the justices of the Judicial Yuan, and the procuratorial Office of Taiwan's high court.

Justice building

Justice building, a transitional modernist building, was built in 1929 during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. It was completed in 1934. The designer and builder of the building was Inoue Shouxun, a technocrat of the governor's office of Taiwan.

brief introduction

In 1945, Taiwan entered the era of the Republic of China. In the 1950s, the building became the office of the Judicial Yuan and the Supreme Court in Taiwan. In 1985, the Taipei District Court of Taiwan moved to the new judicial building next door (shared with the Ministry of justice and the procuratorial Office of the Taipei District Court of Taiwan). In 1992, the Supreme Court moved out. In 1998, it became a national monument in Taiwan.

At present, the building is the headquarters of Taiwan's high court, and the seat of the Judicial Yuan, the justices of the Judicial Yuan, and the procuratorial Office of Taiwan's high court.

Construction background

In 1895, the Japanese occupation of Taiwan began. The Governor General of Taiwan, who entered Taipei, demolished Taipei city in a few years, and transferred the Confucious'temple, Wu Temple and Town God's Temple of Taiwan province to him. Among them, Town God's Temple was the building of Taiwan judicial organs in the early days of Japanese occupation.

At the end of 1920's, in view of the increasingly heavy judicial business, the Governor General's office of Taiwan came up with the idea of constructing a large-scale official office. The address of consideration was the original Wu Temple, which was located at the bottom right of Taipei City, not far from the south gate.

Construction history

The building was built in 1929. It was designed by Inoue Shouxun, head of the office of the Governor General of Taiwan, and constructed by the Guangxi chamber of Commerce and Ikeda group. The three storey building, each with an area of about 1800 square meters, was completed in 1934 a few years later. The building was named the high court of the governor's office of Taiwan, and the Taipei District Court was moved to this office.

The Supreme Court was the highest judicial organ in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. It had jurisdiction over the courts in Taipei, Taichung and Tainan. In addition to the judiciary, the building was incorporated into the patriotic women's Association and the review court after completion.

Building features

Apart from the justice building, other works by the designer of the justice building include the lecture hall of colleges and universities, the school building of Taiwan University, the Taipei public hall and the former Taiwan Education Hall, etc. Because of its authority, the characteristics of the judicial building are slightly different from other works. Because of the 1930's architectural design of the building, modern architectionism rose and gradually prevailed. Affected by this, although the building still has Renaissance style magnificence, its appearance and ribbons are transitional and plain. In terms of appearance, the building of RC structure is divided into upper and lower parts. The first floor is the ground floor and the porch protruding from the roof. This part adopts thick treatment and has a strong sense of authority. The second and third floors are plain buildings with green glazed tiles on the outer wall.

The most distinctive feature of the judicial building is its 31.8-meter-high central tower with a curved roof. This kind of small octagonal tower with a sharp top is generally called the imperial crown or Xingya style roof, while Xingya means reviving East Asia or imperial crown. In addition, the building also has gables and a small number of traditional Japanese patterns. Generally speaking, the appearance of the building with arch ring, basket type column head and broken line Architectural decoration, more or less imitates Roman architecture.

In the inner view, the central part of the first floor is with wooden stairs leading to the second and third floors. On both sides of the staircase, there are huge octagonal columns decorated with marble. This is the first time that Taiwan (Hualien) marble has been used in large-scale buildings, and it has considerable index.

Renovation and reconstruction

In the 1950s, after the government of Taiwan region of China moved to Taiwan, in addition to the abolition of the review court and the women's Patriotic Association, the government of Taiwan region of China still served as the supreme judicial organ here. In addition to maintaining Taiwan's high court and Taiwan's Taipei District Court, the Judicial Yuan and the office of the Supreme Court were also brought here. Therefore, the name of the Supreme Court of the building was changed to justice building. After the completion of the court building in 1968, the court of the high court and the prosecutor's investigation division moved out. In 1977, due to the increase of business, a fourth floor was added to the building. Although the material is still the same as the brick from the same origin, its style is slightly changed. After the 1980s, Taiwan's Taipei District Court, Taiwan's Taipei District Court Prosecutor's office, and the Supreme Court moved out one after another. Only the headquarters of Taiwan's high court, Taiwan's high court prosecutor's office, the Judicial Yuan, and the justices of the Judicial Yuan remained in the building.

On July 30, 1998, the building was designated as a national monument by the Ministry of the interior of Taiwan region of China, and was commissioned by the Judicial Yuan for maintenance and management.

Address: No.124, Section 1, Chongqing South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan

Longitude: 121.51192790369

Latitude: 25.037991988918

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