(4) Early Modern Period (1945-1961): In 1945 Japan surrendered, ending its 50-year rule of Taiwan. Taiwan could finally escape from Imperial Crown style architecture, and begin an architectural modernization movement of its own.
民國卅四年日本投降，結束了對台灣長達五十年的統治，台灣也終於能擺脫冠帽式建築的形式，開始一段屬於自己的建築現代化運動。