The Bo'ai Special Zone is a restricted zone in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan, for the protection of the Presidential Office Building. It is in the historic center of Taipei and includes other government office buildings and historic sites.[1][2]

Bo'ai Special Zone
Bo'ai Special Zone in Zhongzheng District of Taipei City
Traditional Chinese博愛特區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBó'ài Tèqū
Wade–GilesPo²-ai⁴ T′e⁴-ch′ü¹
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳPok-oi Thi̍t-khî
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPhok-ài Te̍k-khu
Tâi-lôPhok-ài Ti̍k-khu
Bo'ai Garrison-controlled Zone
Traditional Chinese臺北市博愛警備管制區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiběishì Bó'ài Jǐngbèi Guǎnzhìqū
Wade–GilesT′ai²-pei³-shih⁴ Po²-ai⁴ Ching³-pei⁴ Kuan³-chih⁴-ch′ü¹
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThòi-pet-sṳ Pok-oi Kín-phi Kón-chṳ-khî
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-pak-chhī Phok-ài Kéng-pī Koán-chè-khu
Tâi-lôTâi-pak-tshī Phok-ài Kíng-pī Kuán-tsè-khu

Introduction

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The Bo'ai special zone is located in the historic center of Taipei. Taipei has been the capital of Taiwan since the late-19th century. The Japanese constructed the modern government buildings starting in the 1910s; the Governor-General of Taiwan's office came first, followed by surrounding government buildings. The cluster became the center of the Government-General of Taiwan. The Republic of China relocated to Taiwan in late-1949 and the government moved into the Government-General buildings. The President of the Republic took over the Governor-General building as the Presidential Office Building.

 
Japanese era map around the Government-General of Taiwan building
 
Detailed map of Bo'ai special zone

The zone was claimed jointly by the Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of the Interior according to the National Security Act to protect the head of state and commander-in-chief. The zone covers of the surrounding area of the Presidential Office Building within distance between 200 and 500 meters. Buildings built within this area are subject to height limit of 24 meters, with some extra requirements of window sizes. The area is also designed as a prohibited airspace.

Governmental Buildings also recognized as National Monuments

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Name Presidential Office Building Judicial Building
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Tenants
Formerly

Other government agencies

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Other historical sites

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Other locations

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Schools:

Parks:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liu, John (10 November 2014). "MND is Slated to Move Into New 'Military Park'". The China Post. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  2. ^ 臺北市博愛警備管制區範圍示意圖 (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08 – via laws.taipei.gov.tw.
  3. ^ Ko, Shu-ling; Mo, Yan-chih (30 September 2009). "Security Fears May Affect Boai Buildings". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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