228 Peace Memorial Park | |
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Type | Municipal |
Location | Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan |
Area | 71,520 m2 |
Created | 1900 |
Open | All year |
25°2′30″N 121°30′53″E / 25.04167°N 121.51472°E
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Traditional Chinese | 二二八和平紀念公園 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 二二八和平纪念公园 | ||||||||||||
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The 228 Peace Memorial Park (Chinese: 二二八和平紀念公園; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jī-jī-pat Hô-pêng Kì-liām Kong-hn̂g) is a historic site and municipal park located at 3 Ketagalan Boulevard, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The park contains memorials to victims of the February 28 Incident of 1947, including the 228 Memorial Monument that stands at the center of the park and the Taipei 228 Memorial Museum, housed at the site of a former radio station that operated under Japanese and Kuomintang rule. The National Taiwan Museum stands at the park's north entrance. The park also has a bandshell and exercise areas.