Former Tainan Weather Observatory
History
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. 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.
Architecture
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.
Transportation
The building is accessible within walking distance south west of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railways.
See also
References
- ^ "Museum of Meteorology". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (1 April 2019). "Renovated Tainan observatory reopens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Museum of MeteorologyFormer Tainan Meteorological Station (Central Weather Bureau Southern Region Weather Center) (原台南測候所(中央氣象局臺灣南區氣象中心))". Travel Tainan. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.