Old Tainan Magistrate Residence

The Old Tainan Magistrate Residence (Chinese: 原臺南縣知事官邸; pinyin: Yuán Táinán Xiàn Zhīshì Guāndǐ) or The Clock Building is a historical residence in East District, Tainan, Taiwan.[1]

Old Tainan Magistrate Residence
原臺南縣知事官邸
General information
Type	Former residence
Location	East, Tainan, Taiwan
Completed	1900
Technical details
Floor count	2
Website
www.otmr.com.tw

History

The residence building was constructed in 1900 as the residence for local governor and when the Empire of Japan royal family came to visit Tainan Prefecture. In 1936, an underground air-raid shelter was built behind the building. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the building was partially rebuilt and was briefly used by the Taiwan Salt General Office and local Land Office. In the 1980s, it was used as the headquarter office for the Civil Defense and District Office. In 1998, it was declared as a historical building.

Architecture

The residence is a two-story building with English colonial architectural style. It has arcade around the building which extends at the center and the two sides of the building which are covered with bricks.[2]

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
• Tainan City Government

References

1. "Old Tainan Magistrate Residence". Tainan City Old Tainan Magistrate Residence. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
2. "Building". Tainan City Old Tainan Magistrate Residence. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017.