Chiayi Old Prison

Chiayi Old Prison is a former prison located at 140 Wei Hsin Road, , Chiayi City, . It underwent restoration and reopened as the Chiayi Prison Museum in 2011. It was designated as a historic monument of Taiwan in 2005.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Chiayi City, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Antigua Prision de Chiayi”, “Chiayi Prison”, “Chiayi Prison Museum”, “Tainan Prison Chiayi Branch”, and “嘉義旧監獄”
  • Address: 維新路 140, 嘉義市, 東區, 台灣省

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pei-men Station and Chiayi Municipal Museum.

Railway station
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Beimen is a railway station on the Alishan Forest Railway line located in , Chiayi City, . is situated 520 metres west of Chiayi Old Prison.

Museum
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The is a in , Chiayi City, . is situated 1 km west of Chiayi Old Prison.

Stadium
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Chiayi Municipal Baseball Stadium is a multi-use in Chiayi City, . It is currently used for baseball games and was the home field for the Chinatrust Whales from 1998 to 2003. is situated 1 km southeast of Chiayi Old Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East District and West District.

Suburb
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is a district in east , . The district is the city seat of Chiayi City.

Suburb
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is a district in west Chiayi City, . is situated 3½ km southwest of Chiayi Old Prison.

Town
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Township or Minsyong Township is a rural township in , . is situated 8 km northwest of Chiayi Old Prison.

Chiayi Old Prison

Latitude
23.48643° or 23° 29′ 11″ north
Longitude
120.45934° or 120° 27′ 34″ east
Open location code
7QM2FFP5+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 281043334
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data 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”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن شيايى القديم”
  • Japanese: “獄政博物館”
  • Spanish: “Antigua Prisión de Chiayi”
  • Thai: “เรือนจำเก่าเจียอี้”
  • Yue Chinese: “嘉義舊監獄”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 嘉義市消防局後湖分隊 and 福安宮.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 勇舍 and 仁舍.

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