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.
- Museum
- Description: museum in Chiayi City, Taiwan
- Address: 維新路 140, 嘉義市, 東區, 台灣省
- Also known as“Chiayi Prison”“Chiayi Prison Museum”“Tainan Prison Chiayi Branch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pei-men Station and Chiayi Municipal Museum.
Pei-men Station
Beimen is a railway station on the Alishan Forest… Pei-men Station is situated 520 metres west of Chiayi Old Prison.
Chiayi Municipal Museum
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
Chiayi Municipal Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chiayi City, Taiwan. 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
East District is a district in east Chiayi City, Taiwan.
West District
West District is a district in west Chiayi City, Taiwan. West District is situated 3½ km southwest of Chiayi Old Prison.
Minxiong
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
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Latitude
23.48643° or 23° 29′ 11″ north
Longitude
120.45934° or 120° 27′ 34″ east
Open location code
7QM2FFP5+HP
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Chiayi Old Prison” goes by many names.
嘉义旧监狱Chinese
嘉義舊監獄Chinese
獄政博物館Chinese
سجن شيايى القديمEgyptian Arabic
嘉義旧監獄Japanese
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