Kiautschou Governor's Hall () is the former

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government building at

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History

The building was designed by the

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architect Friedrich Mahlke (1871 – 1944) and was constructed during the years from 1904 to 1906. It was officially handed over to the administration on April 2, 1906. It has a gross space of 7,500 square meters. The building originally served as the Kiautschou naval and civil government office and was known as ''Gouverneurspalast'', or the Governor's Palace. After the

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in 1914, the building became the Japanese occupation headquarters until 1922, when China regained sovereignty over its province. Before and during

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, Jioazhou Governor's Hall was again used by the Japanese as the seat of their occupation regime from 1938 to 1945. The building was subsequently used by the

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government and, after June 1949, by the

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. It served as Qingdao's townhall until 1992.

Gallery

Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 137-003364, China, Tsingtau, Verwaltungsgebäude.jpg, Colonial government building, 1907 Image:Jiaozhou-governors-hall-undated-historic.jpg, Southern view of the building, probably before 1910 Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 134-B2410, Tsingtau, Gouverneurspalast.jpg, Colonial government building, 1913 Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 134-B2414, Tsingtau, Blick auf den Diederichsweg.jpg, Diederichsweg iederichs Lane Colonial government building at left, 1913 File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2001-005-25, China, Gouv.Gebäude mit 2 Treffern.jpg, Artillery hits (2) during siege, west side of building, 1914

References

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