Today, the remains of the gate stand as part of the Wang Yueh pagoda in Chungshan Park. Taichung's collection of historical relics and artifacts cannot compare to Tainan's, and the city lags behind Taipei in the number of cultural activities presented each year.
日據時代重劃街道，城牆城門拆除一空，僅餘大北門的門樓上半截，後被移入中山公園，成為望月亭的頂蓋，並保留當年監造府城的台灣知縣黃承乙所題「曲奏迎神」匾。