A distinctive UFO-shaped planetarium designed by Xiu Zelan (修澤蘭), one of Taiwan’s most prominent female architects of the post-war era. Built between 1961 and 1964 as part of a model rural school campus, it features a reinforced concrete dome supported by eight legs and decorative lattice windows. The rest of the school was destroyed in the 921 Earthquake but the planetarium survived and was designated a historic building in 2018. It now serves as the school history museum. Presumably it can be visited outside of regular school hours as is customary in Taiwan.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Themes
- 921 Earthquake (九二一大地震)
- Modernist Architecture in Taiwan (台灣現代主義建築)
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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.