The Taiwan Education Association Building () is a building in

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History

The building was built in 1931 and originally housed exhibits of educational achievements in

, and served as a venue for regular gatherings. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the building was used as the

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from April 1946 to May 1958. Later, it was rented by the

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as the American Cultural Center, which moved out when the lease was due.''Historical Sites in Taipei II''. Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government. 2007 p. 70 In 1992, the building was rented by the

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which is the national Boy Scouts organization in the Republic of China. It now hosts the National 228 Memorial Museum.

Architecture

Its design was directed by Ide Kaoru, the chief of the Japanese colonial government's civil engineering section, and was thus quite similar to that of the Taipei Assembly Hall. Its eclectic modern style includes exterior walls with brown face brick and a parapet with washed terrazzo in a geometrical pattern.

References

1931 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Taipei {{Taiwan-edu-stub