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Situated on the intersection of Zhongxiao W. Road and Huaining Street in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei City, the building that houses the National Center of Photography and Images (NCPI) Taipei was the former site of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Taipei Branch, designed by Japanese architect Setsu WATANABE and completed in 1937. This edifice was among the last reinforced concrete structures build in Taiwan during World War II. The Taiwan Navigation Co., Ltd. And the Taiwan Highway Bureau, Taiwan Provincial Government (now the Directorate General of Highways, Ministry of Transportation and Communications) both occupied this address after World War II. The building was designated as a monument by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government in 2014, and earmarked that same year by the Ministry of Culture as the future site of the NCPI.

Restoration work on this historic landmark was completed in 2019, which reinstated the three levels above ground and one level below ground to its original appearance, for a total area of approximately 2,500 square meters. Revitalized for reuse in 2021 as the NCPI Taipei, the venerable building not only provides a link to generational historical memories, but has also been imparted with a new life that is rich in cultural value through photography and image-based arts.