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The exteriors of 10 To (a province like an administrative district in Korean under the rule of Japanese Imperialism) government office buildings were classified as simplified classical ones in 1920's and modern-like ones in 1930's. Each of 3 Pu (a city like an administrative district in the Korean under the rule of Japanese Imperialism) government office buildings in the latter half of 1920s had different exteriors while 9 Pu buildings in 1930's had similar exteriors with To buildings in 1930's. The planning and structure in 1930's were not quite different from those in 1920's. The buildings in 1920's had some appearance elements of classical architecture and slope roof tops while those in 1930's had not those elements but had flat slabs. But there were several common characters like posing entrances in the middle of the facades, imposing horizontal symmetry in the facades, and placing heavier materials on the lower part and lighter ones on the higher part. They were shown through the To and Pu 's buildings in 1920‘s and 1930’s, whose reason was that the buildings were not only followed the architectural fashion of that period but also represented the colonial power's ruling in the main cities in the Korean colonial period.