Organization:Museum of Drinking Water

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Short description: Museum in Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Short description: museum in Taipei, Taiwan
Museum of Drinking Water
臺北水道水源地
EstablishedSeptember 1993
LocationZhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 25°00′47″N 121°31′48″E / 25.01306°N 121.53°E / 25.01306; 121.53
Typemuseum

The Museum of Drinking Water (traditional Chinese: 臺北水道水源地; simplified Chinese: 台北水道水源地; pinyin: Táiběi Shuǐdào Shuǐyuándì) is a museum about drinking water in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located at Taipei Water Park.

History

The museum building was originally built in 1908.[1] It was declared a third-class historic site in 1993 and opened as a museum for the first time that September. In 1998, it shut down due to undergoing renovation. The museum was opened again on 30 April 2000 in an opening ceremony inaugurated by Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou.[2][3]

Exhibitions

Water treatment facility

The museum has the following areas:[citation needed]

  • Water treatment facility
  • Outdoor equipment display area
  • Hillside sidewalk area
  • Playground

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance, southwest of Gongguan Station of the Taipei Metro.[4]

  • Facade of the pumping room
    Facade of the pumping room
  • Right view of the pumping room
    Right view of the pumping room
  • Pumping room
    Pumping room
  • Back of the pumping room
    Back of the pumping room
  • Pipes coming out from the pumping room
    Pipes coming out from the pumping room
  • Pipes coming out from the pumping room
    Pipes coming out from the pumping room
  • Low voltage switch panel exhibition
    Low voltage switch panel exhibition
  • Interior of the Guanyinshan Reservoir
    Interior of the Guanyinshan Reservoir
  • Walkway in the Guanyinshan Reservoir
    Walkway in the Guanyinshan Reservoir


See also

  • List of museums in Taiwan
  • Water supply and sanitation in Taiwan

References

  1. ↑ "Museum of Drinking Water". http://www.taipeitravel.net/frontsite/en/sceneryEnListAction.do?method=doFindByPk&menuId=1030501&scenerySerNo=2011051800000126. Retrieved 20 February 2014. 
  2. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (1 May 2000). "Taiwan's first drinking water museum opens". Taipei Times. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/05/01/0000034303. 
  3. ↑ "Museum of Drinking Water". https://www.travel.taipei/en/attraction/details/449. 
  4. ↑ "Taipei Museum of Drinking Water". Taiwanfun.com. http://www.taiwanfun.com/north/taipei/recreation/0304/0304ccWaterMuseum.htm. Retrieved 20 February 2014. 



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