The Tainan City Fire Bureau Second Division () is a
fire station in
West Central District,
Tainan,
Taiwan.
History
The fire station building dates back to the time of
Taiwan under Japanese rule. A
fire lookout tower
A fire lookout tower, fire tower or lookout tower, provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout" whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or ...
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'' (), 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.
Since its inception, the building has undergone three renovations. The building was declared a historical monument in 1998.
Architecture
The fire station building is an example of
Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture
is an architectural style that emerged from the Eclecticism in architecture movement of the late 19th and early 20th century, which intentionally incorporated Japanese architectural and Western architectural components into one building design. ...
, consisting of a three-stories structure, with the fire lookout tower standing up to seven stories high.
Transportation
The building is accessible within walking distance southwest of
Tainan Station of
Taiwan Railways.
See also
*
National Fire Agency
References
{{commons category, Old Tainan Joint Government Offices
1938 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures completed in 1938
Buildings and structures in Tainan
Fire stations in Taiwan