Former Tainan Weather Observatory
| Former Tainan Weather Observatory | |
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原台南測候所 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | former weather station |
| Location | West Central, Tainan, Taiwan |
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| Opened | 1897 |
The Former Tainan Weather Observatory (traditional Chinese: 原台南測候所; simplified Chinese: 原台南测候所; pinyin: Yuán Táinán Cèhòu Suǒ) is a former weather station in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.
History
[edit | edit source]The weather station was built in 1897 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. For a very long time, the building had been remained unused. The Tainan City Government designated it a municipal historic site in 1998, and it became a national historic site in 2003.[1] It later opened as a museum, and was closed for six months to repair damage from the 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake. On 31 March 2019, it was reopened to the public.[2]
Architecture
[edit | edit source]The building has a round structure following three concentric circles with offices on the outside, tower access on the inside and a circular hallway running between them. The top of the tower contains the exterior instruments.[3]
Transportation
[edit | edit source]The building is accessible within walking distance south west of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railway.
See also
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