One of the exciting Tourist Destination in Kaohsiung is Kaohsiung Museum of History, Kaohsiung. The city of Kaohsiung is the second largest in Taiwan and it is situated in the south. The Kaohsiung Museum of History, Kaohsiung is an important Tourist Attraction in Kaohsiung. The museum is situated beside Love River on Chung Cheng 4th Road in Yen Cheng District.
The museum is the first planned history museum which was set up by the local government in Taiwan. This Kaohsiung Attraction focuses on the history of Kaohsiung. The Kaohsiung Museum of History, Kaohsiung opened on October 25th, 1998. It also has collections from other regions of Taiwan including the National Palace Museum. This museum is one of the most visited attractions in the city. The museum building was designed by Oono Yonezirou. His design had won the contest for the design of the museum held in Japan. The Kaohsiung Museum of History in Kaohsiung was constructed by Shimizu Construction Company and was completed in 1938.
The building of the Kaohsiung Museum of History became the seat of the Takao Municipal Office. This office was housed in the court buildings across the Love River. In 1947 the building became the office of the Kaohsiung City Government when Taiwan was restored to China. The building witnessed important political history like the harsh repression of 1948, the 1979 Kaohsiung Incident and the subsequent democracy movement
The office of the City Government was relocated to Ssu-wei Road in 1992. But the building gradually deteriorated and plans were made to renovate it. It was decided to construct a modern exhibition centre and to restore and expand the adjacent Jen-ai Park which had suffered a massive fire in its underground shopping centre.
The museum building which was the old city government building was constructed during the Japanese imperialism period. Therefore the design of the building is based on Japanese Shintoism. The roofs of the Kaohsiung Museum of History, Kaohsiung were built in the "imperial crown style". Special importance had been put on the building materials and structural design since the architecture of that period was influenced by the big fire caused by the Great Tokyo Earthquake.
This old building had a rectangular layout with a four-storied front building and a three storied rear building. The three-storied rear building was dismantled and the walls are painted in 'national defence colour' (light green). The inside and outside of the Kaohsiung Museum of History, Kaohsiung is done in Occidental revivalist style, while the roofs are in Oriental palace style.
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