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Established in 1903 by Scottish missionary Thomas Barclay and rebuilt in 1926. The name is written in Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) script over the front entrance. The land across the street was purchased a year later and Elisabeth Memorial Church (伊莉莎白紀念教堂) was constructed. The back of this smaller church preserves bullet holes from US air raids in World War 2. It is also known simply as Tainan Dongmen Church (台南東門).
Map
Points
- Main Church (禮拜堂)—Public (公有)
- Elisabeth Memorial Church (伊莉莎白紀念教堂)—Public (公有)
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Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Christianity in Taiwan (臺灣基督教)
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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.