Department of Cultural Affairs

Neihu Village was first established in 1920, during the Japanese colonial period. The Neihu Village Meeting Hall was built in the center of Old Neihu around 1935. The lofty roof and the entrance façade both employed architectural styles popular at that time. The meeting hall had a rectangular layout and faced north. The entrance was set in the middle of the front gable, looking out on old Neihu Village. The triangular gable contains three round windows surrounded by ornamentation. The roof ridge employs a stepped design typical of 1920s Art Deco. The horizontal entrance canopy features two semicircular pillars at its sides. Of particular interest are the light green glazed tiles with reticulated patterns on the walls. These tiles do not reflect light, and were used at that time for defense against air raids.