Beitou Hot Spring Museum
| Beitou Hot Spring Museum | |
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| 北投溫泉博物館 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Museum |
| Location | Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Opening | 31 October 1998 |
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| The Beitou Hot Spring Museum | |
Coordinates: 25°08′12″N 121°30′26″E / 25.13667°N 121.50722°E
The Beitou Hot Spring Museum (Chinese: 北投溫泉博物館; pinyin: Běitóu Wēnquán Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.
The museum building was originally built in 1913 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. It was initially built as Beitou Public Bathhouse, the largest bathhouse in East Asia at that time.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the facility underwent several transformations, from police station, Kuomintang headquarter, to a reception house for local county administration called the Zhongshan House. However, the building was eventually closed and abandoned due to the corrosion caused by the hot springs and lack of proper maintenance. The building was declared a class 3 historical site by the Ministry of the Interior in February 1995. In March 1998, an overall makeover was initiated and completed with the official opening on 31 October 1998 as Beitou Hot Spring Museum.
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