The Presidential Palace (总统府) was the office of the president of the Republic of China from 1927 until 1949. The complex occupies a large compound that has seen continuous use as a centre of power since the Ming dynasty — it was also the administrative seat of the Qing-era Viceroy of Liangjiang and, briefly, the residence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's rulers.
The current museum covers multiple periods of history with documentary exhibits, reconstructed offices, and landscaped gardens. The main hall where Sun Yat-sen took his oath of office in 1912 is preserved, as is the garden with its Qing-era pavilions and rockery. The compound is large — allow at least two hours. Near the east entrance, a small display covers the final days before Communist forces entered the city in April 1949.