Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, Executive Yuan () is a joint
Republic of China government buildings in
Xinzhuang District
Xinzhuang District () is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of and a population of 413,443 people (2016).
History
A former name of the area is ''Pulauan'' (). On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was u ...
,
New Taipei
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
.
History
The construction of the buildings were completed on 13 June 2013. All of the relevant government agencies then moved to the building in September 2013.
Architecture
The buildings were designed by M. H. Wu & Associates with a construction budget of NT$6,989,100,000. It consists of two towers, which are North Tower and South Tower. The building houses the headquarters of some ministries or councils of the
central government
A central government is the government that is a controlling power over a unitary state. Another distinct but sovereign political entity is a federal government, which may have distinct powers at various levels of government, authorized or deleg ...
, including
Council of Indigenous Peoples
The Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP; ), formerly known as the Council of Aboriginal Affairs, is a ministry-level body under the Executive Yuan in Taiwan (Republic of China). It was established to serve the needs of the country's indigenous ...
,
Hakka Affairs Council
The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka cultural research an ...
and the
Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
* Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania)
*Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
* Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
* Minister for the Arts (Australia)
* Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan)
* Ministry ...
.
Transportation
The buildings are accessible within walking distance south of
Xinzhuang Fuduxin Station of
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...
.
See also
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Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier of the Republic of China, Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China ...
References
External links
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2013 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in New Taipei
Government buildings completed in 2013
Government buildings in Taiwan
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