Chiayi Old Prison
Chiayi Old Prison is a former prison located at 140 Wei Hsin Road, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It underwent restoration and reopened as the Chiayi Prison Museum in 2011. It was designated as a historic monument of Taiwan in 2005.Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Chiayi City, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Chiayi Prison”, “Chiayi Prison Museum”, and “Tainan Prison Chiayi Branch”
- Address: 維新路 140, 嘉義市, 東區, 台灣省
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pei-men Station and Chiayi Municipal Museum.
Pei-men Station
Railway station
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
Beimen is a railway station on the Alishan Forest Railway line located in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. Pei-men Station is situated 520 metres west of Chiayi Old Prison.
Chiayi Municipal Museum
Museum
Photo: Zywang114072, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chiayi Municipal Museum is a museum in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. Chiayi Municipal Museum is situated 1 km west of Chiayi Old Prison.
Chiayi Baseball Field
Stadium
Chiayi Municipal Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chiayi City, Taiwan. It is currently used for baseball games and was the home field for the Chinatrust Whales from 1998 to 2003. Chiayi Baseball Field is situated 1 km southeast of Chiayi Old Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East District and West District.
East District
Suburb
Photo: Guanting17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East District is a district in east Chiayi City, Taiwan. The district is the city seat of Chiayi City.
West District
Suburb
Photo: 洪年宏, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West District is a district in west Chiayi City, Taiwan. West District is situated 3½ km southwest of Chiayi Old Prison.
Minxiong
Town
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minxiong Township or Minsyong Township is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Minxiong is situated 8 km northwest of Chiayi Old Prison.
Chiayi Old Prison
- Categories: prison, prison museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Taiping Village, E. District, Chiayi, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.48643° or 23° 29′ 11″ northLongitude
120.45934° or 120° 27′ 34″ eastOpen location code
7QM2FFP5+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 281043334OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q10924158
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Chiayi Old Prison” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “嘉义旧监狱”
- Chinese: “嘉義舊監獄”
- Chinese: “獄政博物館”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن شيايى القديم”
- Japanese: “嘉義旧監獄”
- Japanese: “獄政博物館”
- Spanish: “Antigua Prision de Chiayi”
- Spanish: “Antigua Prisión de Chiayi”
- Thai: “เรือนจำเก่าเจียอี้”
- Yue Chinese: “嘉義舊監獄”
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Highlights include 嘉義市消防局後湖分隊 and 福安宮.
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