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The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan () is a
921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan (中文)‧(English)‧(日本語)
* 2001 establishments in Taiwan Natural history museums in Taiwan Museums established in 2001 Museums in Taichung Earthquake museums 1999 Jiji earthquake {{Taiwan-museum-stub
The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan () is a national museum
A national museum is a museum maintained and funded by a national government. In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In other countries a much greater numb ...
in Wufeng District
Wufeng District () is a suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. It is the location of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council.
Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Jiji earthquake on 21 September 1999, whic ...
, Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. The museum is dedicated to the 7.3 earthquake that struck the center of Taiwan at 01:47:12.6 TST on Tuesday, 21 September 1999.
The museum is located on the site of the former ; the shell of the building forms the exterior walls of the museum and the Museum's Chelungpu Fault
The Chelungpu Fault () is an active fault located in Taiwan. It caused the 1999 Jiji earthquake.
Characteristics
The Chelungpu fault is a North–South-trending fault in Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is a major 90-km structure with a shallow eastwa ...
Gallery crosses the fault on which the earthquake occurred.
History
After the earthquake, the local government decided to preserve some of the remains from the earthquake to serve as reminders to the public for them to be prepared in the future if such event happens again. The museum, previously known as the Earthquake Memorial Museum, opened on Tuesday, 13 February 2001.Galleries
* Chelungpu Fault Gallery * Earthquake Engineering Hall * Image Gallery * Disaster Prevention Hall * Reconstruction Records HallOpening time
The museum is open every day except Mondays from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. for the galleries and 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. for the outdoor sections.See also
*List of museums in Taiwan
This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres.
Kaohsiung City
* Chung Li-he Museum
* Cijin Shell Museum
* Fongshan Community Culture Museum
* Former British Consulate at Takao
* Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Rai ...
* National Museum of Natural Science
The National Museum of Natural Science () is a national museum in North District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Overview
The museum covers and is a six-venue complex housing: the Space Theater, Science Center, Life Science Hall, Human Cultures Hall, Gl ...
* Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park
The Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park () is a park in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan established to commemorate the 21 September 1999 earthquake. It is the subordinate park to the National Museum of Natural Science.
History
The esta ...
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921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan (中文)‧(English)‧(日本語)
* 2001 establishments in Taiwan Natural history museums in Taiwan Museums established in 2001 Museums in Taichung Earthquake museums 1999 Jiji earthquake {{Taiwan-museum-stub