Talking of Gates in Taiwan – Taipei’s North Gate

Thinking of gates yesterday in Kaohsiung and then happening to be down near the old North Gate in Taipei I thought I’d snap it – it’s a strange place to go – the end of a road running out from the railway station, backed by several flyover elevated motorways and one piece of flyover that leads nowhere. The North Gate is hardly ever visited these days by tourists, or anyone unless they’re lost though close by is Futai Street, with some interesting buildings and the rather nice Post Office (more to come on that).More technical and historic details on the wall here.

First off – here’s the gate in 1895 with the ceremonial archway,now long gone

And here’s the gate around 1920-1930 during the Japanese colonial era:

And here’s some shots of the gate today – rather isolated by traffic and an elevated motorway: