Tainan City Fire Bureau Second Division

The Tainan City Fire Bureau Second Division (traditional Chinese: 台南市消防隊第二分隊; simplified Chinese: 台南市消防队第二分队; pinyin: Táinán Shì Xiāofáng Duì Dìèr Fēnduì) is a fire station in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

Tainan City Fire Bureau Second Division
台南市消防隊第二分隊
General information
Typefire station
LocationWest Central, Tainan, Taiwan
Coordinates22°59′33.3″N 120°12′15.4″E
Completed1938
ClientNational Fire Agency
Technical details
Floor count3

History

The fire station building dates back to the time of Taiwan under Japanese rule. A fire lookout tower was built in 1930, as the tallest structure in Tainan city center at that time. Two wings were added in 1937-38, and the building was then renamed Tainan He Tong Building (Chinese: 台南合同廳舍), meaning Tainan Joint Government Offices: one wing housed the police headquarters and a kōban, while the other wing was (and still is) a fire station, with the oldest surviving fireman's pole in Taiwan.[1] Since its inception, the building has undergone three renovations. The building was declared a historical monument in 1998.[2]

Architecture

The fire station building is an example of Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture, consisting of a three-stories structure, with the fire lookout tower standing up to seven stories high.[2]

Transportation

The building is accessible within walking distance southwest of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railways.

See also

References

  1. "Tainan City Fire Bureau Second Division (Former Tainan He Tong Building)(台南市消防隊第二分隊(原台南合同廳舍))". Travel Tainan. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. "原台南合同廳舍明年7月修復完成 將成消防史料館" (in Chinese). China Times. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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