The Canal Museum () is a
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
in
Anping District
Anping District is a District (Taiwan), district of Tainan, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census.
Name
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Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "Taiwan Prefecture, ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
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History
The museum building was originally constructed in 1926 as the Anping Customs building. 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.
Architecture
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.
See also
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List of museums in Taiwan
This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres.
Kinmen County
* August 23 Artillery Battle Museum
* Guningtou Battle Museum
* Hujingtou Battle Museum
* Kinmen Ceramics Museum
* Landmine Museum
* Lieyu T ...
References
2003 establishments in Taiwan
Museums established in 1926
Museums established in 2003
Museums in Tainan
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