Canal Museum

The Canal Museum is a museum in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Zeelandia and Anyi Bridge.

Fort Zeelandia

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping on Formosa, the former name of central island of Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island. Fort Zeelandia is situated 480 metres northwest of Canal Museum.

Anyi Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Guanting17, CC BY-SA 4.0.

安平城隍廟

Place of worship

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安平城隍廟 is a place of worship, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Canal Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anping District and N. District.

Anping District

Suburb

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Anping District is a district of Tainan, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census.

N. District

Suburb

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North District is a district home to 126,446 people located in Tainan, Taiwan. N. District is situated 4 km northeast of Canal Museum.

Zhongxi District

Suburb

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West Central District is a district located in the center of Tainan City, Taiwan. It is home to 76,983 people. Zhongxi District is situated 4½ km east of Canal Museum.

Canal Museum

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: museum in Tainan
Categories: museum, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: Gangzai Village, Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

22.9985° or 22° 59′ 55″ north

Longitude

120.16396° or 120° 9′ 50″ east

Open location code

7QJ2X5X7+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 424514123

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q15924628

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Canal Museum” goes by many names.

Chinese: “運河博物館”
Uzbek: “Kanal muzeyi (Tayvan)”
Uzbek: “Kanal muzeyi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Leng-che Temple and 安平觀音亭.

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