Remains of Taipei Prison Wall

Welcome to the bustling, highly eclectic streets of Taipei. We are currently standing near the incredibly busy intersection of Jinshan South Road and Jinhua Street, preparing to examine a deeply profound, often completely…

Step incredibly close to the massive wall and carefully, gently run your hand over the incredibly rough, highly tactile surface of the enormous masonry blocks. The physical materiality of this massive structure is the very first…

As we walk slowly along the imposing length of the massive structure, let us cast our minds deeply back to the incredibly dark, oppressive period when this massive wall functioned exactly as it was ruthlessly designed: as the…

Following the dramatic conclusion of the Second World War and the subsequent, massive arrival of the National Government in Taiwan, the incredibly complex story of this specific area took yet another dramatically fascinating,…

As we arrive at this slightly more open, modern section of the pathway, we must critically discuss the highly controversial, deeply painful period of modern urban renewal that eventually struck this historic area. By the two…

Let us now turn our attention directly across the pathway to the incredibly beautiful, recently restored structures that stand in stark, fascinating contrast to the massive prison wall. This specific area has been brilliantly,…

Before we entirely conclude our detailed walk along this historic site, I ask you to look closely, right down into the subtle cracks of the massive masonry and the modern drainage grates located directly at the base of the wall.…

As our deeply analytical, highly detailed exploration of the Remains of the Old Taipei Prison Wall draws to a final close, I invite you to take one last, incredibly long look down the quiet, fascinating length of this massive,…