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Daxian Library

Taipei, Taiwan

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Daxian Library

Daxian Library is a university library at National Chengchi University on the Zhinan Campus in Taipei, a concrete building with a lakeside setting. Inside, visitors see high ceilings, tiered bookshelves and floor-to-ceiling windows over the lake and mountain.

Highlights

  • Tiered bookshelves and high ceilings
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows over the lake
  • Lakeside reading cabins

Good to know

  • Visitors aged 18 or older may enter
  • Visitors register with ID at the information desk
  • Opening hours Monday to Saturday, closed Sundays

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