The New Taipei City Hall () is the venue of the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...

New Taipei City 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 ...

of the Republic of China (

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 nort ...

). The hall is located in

Banqiao District Banqiao District () is a district and the seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It has the third-highest population density in Taiwan, with over . Until the creation of New Taipei City, Banqiao (then transliterated as Banciao or Pan-ch'iao) was an ...

History

The building was constructed in 2002 as Taipei County Hall (). However, after

Taipei County 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 ...

was upgraded to city-status, the building was renamed as New Taipei City Hall ().

Technical specification

New Taipei City Hall floor list 20121201

The building is a 33-floor structure with a height of 140.5 meters. There is a free observation floor for viewing on level 32 and a viewing restaurant on level 33.

Notable events

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Transportation

The building is accessible within walking distance southeast from Banqiao Station of the

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and

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