The Remains of Taipei Prison Wall () are located in

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at the end of

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and Jinshan South Road adjacent to the Southern Taipei operations center for

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. Approximately 100 meters of wall exist on both sides of the

property. The walls were built during Japanese rule.

Background

Remains of Taipei Prison Gate and Yamaha Jog 20091229

In response to continuous anti-Japanese uprisings throughout the early period of Japanese rule in 1895–1945, the Japanese colonial government built large-scale prisons in Taihoku and

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to hold political prisoners. The remains of the Taihoku prison serve as a tangible witness to modern Taiwanese prison history. The layout was based on a radial floor plan, a standard prison design of the 19th century. The prison walls were made with stones from the Old Taipei City Wall, built by the

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at the end of the 19th century. The stones were carved completely by hand from the quartzose sandstone quarries in the Dazhi (大直) and Neihu areas of

World War II Allied prisoners

Remains of Taipei Prison Wall plaques 20110710

During the period of 1944–1945, Allied airmen who had been shot down or crashed while on patrols over Taiwan were held in the Taipei Prison by the Japanese Army. On 29 May 1945, 14 of these allied airmen were given a

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and sentenced to death. The execution took place inside the prison courtyard only 58 days before the end of

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. When the war ended, the rest of the men were released and returned home.

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Background

World War II Allied prisoners

See also

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