Academia Sinica

Academia Sinica is the national academy of the . It is headquartered in , . Founded in in 1928, the academy supports research activities in mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences, humanities and social sciences.
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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: national academy of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Also known as: Central Research Academy”, “Chinese Academy”, “Chung-yang Yen-chiu Yüan”, “Jhongyang Yanjiou Yuan”, and “Zhongyang Yanjiu Yuan
  • Address: 研究院路二段 128, 臺北市, 南港區, 11529
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fu Ssu-nien Library and Lingnan Fine Arts Museum.

Library
is situated 360 metres southeast of Academia Sinica.

Office building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
The of the Academia Sinica is an art museum in , , . is situated 240 metres southeast of Academia Sinica.

Railway station
Nangang is a railway and metro station in , Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Taipei Metro. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series. is situated 1½ km northwest of Academia Sinica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Songshan District and Neihu.

Suburb
Zhongshan and Songshan in are neighborhoods rich in arts and culture. is situated 4 km west of Academia Sinica.

Photo: 玄史生, Public domain.
District is a district of , . means "inner lake." The older name originates from the Ketagalan word Tayour, meaning woman's head ornament.

District is a rural district in central in northern . Formerly an agricultural and mining town, it is now famous for its numerous tofu restaurants and vendors.

Academia Sinica

Latitude
25.04206° or 25° 2′ 31″ north
Longitude
121.61365° or 121° 36′ 49″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Operator
總統府
Open location code
7QQ32JR7+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 155772172
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6728700
Wiki­data ID
Q337266
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Academia Sinica” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الأكاديمية الصينية
  • Armenian: Academia Sinica
  • Basque: Akademia Sinikoa
  • Belarusian: Кітайская акадэмія
  • Bulgarian: Academia Sinica
  • Bulgarian: Академия Синика
  • Catalan: Academia Sinica
  • Catalan: Acadèmia Sínica
  • Chinese: Tiong-iong Gián-kiù-īⁿ
  • Chinese: 中华民国中央研究院
  • Chinese: 中央研究院
  • Chinese: 中研院
  • Chinese: 中華民國中央研究院
  • Chinese: 中華民國台灣中央研究院
  • Chinese: 台湾中央研究院
  • Chinese: 台湾中研院
  • Chinese: 台灣中央研究院
  • Chinese: 台灣中研院
  • Danish: Academia Sinica
  • Dutch: Academia Sinica
  • Esperanto: Centra Akademio de Respubliko Ĉinio
  • Estonian: Academia Sinica
  • Finnish: Academia Sinica
  • French: Academia sinica
  • French: Academia Sinica
  • German: Academia Sinica
  • German: Zhongyang Yanjiuyuan
  • Hebrew: אקדמיה סיניקה
  • Indonesian: Academia Sinica
  • Irish: Academia Sinica
  • Italian: Academia Sinica
  • Japanese: アカデミア・シニカ
  • Japanese: 中央研究院
  • Japanese: 台湾中央研究院
  • Japanese: 台湾中央科学院
  • Korean: 중앙연구원
  • Korean: 타이완 중앙연구원
  • Latin: Academia Sinica
  • Macedonian: Academia Sinica
  • Macedonian: Академија Синика
  • Macedonian: Џунгјанг јенѓујуен
  • Malay: Academia Sinica
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tiong-gián-īnn
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tiong-iang-gián-kiù-īnn
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tiong-iong Gián-kiù-īⁿ
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tiong-iong-gián-kiù-īnn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Academia Sinica
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Academia Sinica
  • Norwegian: Academia Sinica
  • Polish: Academia Sinica
  • Portuguese: Academia Sinica
  • Russian: Academia Sinica
  • Slovenian: Academia Sinica
  • Spanish: Academia Sinica
  • Spanish: Academia Sínica
  • Swedish: Academia Sinica
  • Turkish: Academia Sinica
  • Ukrainian: Academia Sinica
  • Ukrainian: Академія Сініка
  • Vietnamese: Academia Sinica
  • Yue Chinese: 中央研究院

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