Former Tainan Weather Observatory | |
Native Name: | 原台南測候所 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Building Type: | former weather station |
Location: | West Central, Tainan, Taiwan |
Opened Date: | 1897 |
Destruction Date: | --> |
Unit Count: | --> |
The Former Tainan Weather Observatory is a former weather station in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.
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]
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]
The building is accessible within walking distance south west of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railways.