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The six-storey central tower (御大典紀念塔) was completed in 1930 in commemoration of Emperor Hirohito’s ascension. It was the tallest building in Tainan when it was completed and it soon doubled as a watchtower employed by the fire brigade. In 1937 a government office building was constructed around the tower and the building soon served as a fire hall and police bureau. It continued as a police station and housed a variety of other government agencies in the post-war period. Restoration work began in 2015 and the old office building opened to the public as the Tainan City Fire Museum (臺南市消防史料館) in 2019.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.