The Grand Hotel Taipei was built in stages between 1952 and 1973 on Yuanshan hill overlooking the Taiwanese capital, commissioned under the direction of Soong Mei-ling, known in the West as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, as a state guesthouse for the Republic of China government after its relocation to Taiwan. The hotel's design follows traditional Chinese imperial palace architecture, built in red and gold with sweeping tiled roofs, ornate ceiling coffers and dragon motifs throughout its public rooms, and it is frequently described as among the largest buildings constructed in the traditional Chinese classical palace style anywhere in the world. The site had earlier held the Taiwan Grand Shrine, a major Shinto shrine built during Japan's colonial administration of Taiwan, which was demolished after the end of Japanese rule to make way for the hotel. A fire severely damaged part of the hotel in 1995, destroying its main tower's upper floors, though the building was subsequently restored to its original design. The hotel has hosted numerous foreign heads of state and dignitaries visiting Taiwan since its opening and remains one of Taipei's most recognizable architectural landmarks.
Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountZhongshan District, Taiwan 2 Completed Year Completed Year Classification
Standing Status Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, located there.
Sources
1. Grand Hotel (Taipei) - Wikipedia
History section, main building completion
the main building was completed on October 10, 1973
Infobox and lead, main building height
The 87 m (285 ft)-tall main building
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
The Grand Hotel Taipei was built in stages between 1952 and 1973 on Yuanshan hill overlooking the Taiwanese capital, commissioned under the direction of Soong Mei-ling, known in the West as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, as a state guesthouse for the Republic of China government after its relocation to Taiwan. The hotel's design follows traditional Chinese imperial palace architecture, built in red and gold with sweeping tiled roofs, ornate ceiling coffers and dragon motifs throughout its public rooms, and it is frequently described as among the largest buildings constructed in the traditional Chinese classical palace style anywhere in the world. The site had earlier held the Taiwan Grand Shrine, a major Shinto shrine built during Japan's colonial administration of Taiwan, which was demolished after the end of Japanese rule to make way for the hotel. A fire severely damaged part of the hotel in 1995, destroying its main tower's upper floors, though the building was subsequently restored to its original design. The hotel has hosted numerous foreign heads of state and dignitaries visiting Taiwan since its opening and remains one of Taipei's most recognizable architectural landmarks.
View the Source2. Grand Hotel Taipei (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Hotel)
Wikidata item Q712865, instance of (P31): hotel
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Zhongshan District, Taiwan
Wikidata item Q712865, property P131/P17 (location): Zhongshan District, Taiwan
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Grand Hotel Taipei
- Wikidata Q712865, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q712865, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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