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Taiwan · Taipei
National Palace Museum
国立故宮博物院
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The National Palace Museum, also known as Taipei Palace Museum, is a national museum headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in Beijing in 1925, the museum was re-established in Shilin, Taipei, in 1965, later expanded with a southern branch in Taibao, Chiayi, in 2015.
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Notable Works
- Carved Olive-stone BoatWikipedia (en)Chen Zuzhang
A tiny boat carved from an olive stone with intricate details
- Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Wu-yung version)Wikipedia (en)
One of the rarest and most dramatic works
- Mao Gong DingWikipedia (en)Duke of Mao
Carries the longest Chinese bronze inscriptions so far extant
- Meat-shaped StoneWikipedia (en)
Often exhibited together with the Jadeite Cabbage
- Jadeite CabbageWikipedia (en)
One of the most popular pieces of jade carvings in the museum
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1925
- Architect
- Kris Yao
- Building completed
- 2015
- Renovated
- 2007
- Director
- —
- Operated by
- Executive Yuan
- Annual visitors
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- National treasures
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- Important cultural properties
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- Site area
- 18,800 m²
- Floor area
- 9,000 m²
- Exhibition area
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- Earthquake resistant and flood resistant design (Southern Branch)
- Classical Chinese Song and Ming style garden (Zhishan Garden)
Sources
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- Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia (English) ↗CC BY-SA 4.0
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