Taipei Gatehouses

Whilst walking around central Taipei I noticed a number of old gatehouses.  Apparently there are five and I believe I've now identified four of them.

The North Gatehouse is the most original and was built in 1884 during the Qing Dynasty.  It is located near the main railway station.

The others are within a kilometre

Apart from the gatehouses, all signs of the original city walls have disappeared.  Construction on the walls started in 1882 and they were completed two years later.  The walls ran for 5.32km and consisted of a sandstone brick exterior with rammed earth interior.  The stone was quarried locally and bought to the location by barge using the moat for the final part of the journey.

The Japanese demolished the walls and all but the northern gatehouse in the early 20th Century.  The other gatehouses were rebuilt in the 1960's.