Former Tainan Weather Observatory

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.

Former Tainan Weather Observatory
原台南測候所
General information
Type	former weather station
Location	West Central, Tainan, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°59′37.3″N 120°12′18.2″E
Opened	1897

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.^[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

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

The building is accessible within walking distance south west of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railways.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan