Exhibit 24



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 3rd day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/GRAHAM ALLISON
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Graham Allison


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 10th day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/CLAUDE M. BALLARD
                                                      -------------------------
                                                      Claude M. Ballard


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 3rd day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/ALLAN J. BLOOSTEIN
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Allan J. Bloostein


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 4th day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/JEROME A. CHAZEN
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Jerome A. Chazen


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 4th day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/S. PARKER GILBERT
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      S. Parker Gilbert


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 3rd day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/ROBERT C. LARSON
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Robert C. Larson


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 7th day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/W. ALLEN REED
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      W. Allen Reed


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The  undersigned,   a  Director  of  Taubman  Centers,  Inc.,  a  Michigan
corporation  (the  "Company"),  Managing  General  Partner of The Taubman Realty
Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"),  does hereby constitute and appoint Robert S.
Taubman and Lisa A. Payne and each of them, with full power of substitution,  as
his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name and on his behalf,
as a Director  of the  Company,  TRG's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and any and all  amendments  thereto,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Act"),  and any and all
instruments  that  such  attorneys  and  agents,  or  either  of them,  may deem
necessary or advisable to enable TRG and the Company to comply with the Act, the
rules,  regulations,  and requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, and
the undersigned  does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that
such  attorneys  and agents,  and each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. Each such attorney or agent shall have, and may exercise,  all of
the powers hereby conferred.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed his signature
this 3rd day of February, 1997.



                                                      /S/A. ALFRED TAUBMAN
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      A. Alfred Taubman