The main building of the former Tainan Normal School (臺灣總督府臺南師範學校), completed in 1922 and known as the “Red Building” (紅樓) for its red brick construction. The roof was nearly destroyed by shelling in 1945 and rebuilt in 1947. The school, originally established in 1899, has since been reorganized several times and is now National University of Tainan (國立臺南大學). In front of the building stands a Ryukyu pine planted by Crown Prince Hirohito during his 1923 tour of Taiwan.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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)
- Education History in Taiwan (臺灣教育史)
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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.