Canal Museum (Taiwan)
運河博物館 | |
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Former name | Anping Customs |
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| Established | 2003 |
| Location | Anping, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°59′54.7″N 120°9′50.2″E / 22.998528°N 120.163944°E |
| Type | museum |
The Canal Museum (traditional Chinese: 運河博物館; simplified Chinese: 运河博物馆; pinyin: Yùnhé Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.
History
[edit]The museum building was originally constructed in 1926 as the Anping Customs building.[1] It was the place where docked ships paid tariffs when arriving or leaving Anping. It was declared a historical building and converted into the Canal Museum in 2003.[2]
Architecture
[edit]The museum building is a Japanese-style building with two banyan trees in front yard and decorated with black brick roof and red brick wall.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Canal Museum (Old Tainan Canal Anping Customs)(運河博物館(原台南運河安平海關))". Travel Tainan. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Canal Museum". Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Canal Museum". Anping District Office, Tainan City. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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