tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711872058580522298.post6870765736489443122..comments2016-09-11T09:08:57.190+01:00Comments on Taihoku 1937: Taihoku Station 台北駅Sudasanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16052498926889454273noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711872058580522298.post-85085073449767597772016-09-11T09:08:57.190+01:002016-09-11T09:08:57.190+01:00The statue was installed in 1906 in the southern p...The statue was installed in 1906 in the southern part of Taipei Park (present-day 228 Park).<br /><br />https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vBETCgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA142&ots=iaXC1qEzsN&pg=PA141#v=onepageSudasanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052498926889454273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711872058580522298.post-12095015090191651022016-09-10T21:11:18.546+01:002016-09-10T21:11:18.546+01:00I am wondering if this is a picture of the origina...I am wondering if this is a picture of the original wooden railroad station built in Taihoku around 1899? https://www.flickr.com/photos/ssave/29231581130/in/dateposted/Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770545532811685394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711872058580522298.post-79230966343089583702015-05-25T13:07:04.332+01:002015-05-25T13:07:04.332+01:00Very interesting and helpful, ThanksVery interesting and helpful, ThanksKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069890777520199852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711872058580522298.post-31714057020583603652010-02-03T15:26:28.272+00:002010-02-03T15:26:28.272+00:00You can see some paper models of the present stati...You can see some paper models of the present station and the 1938 station <a href="http://www.banana.url.tw/8nana/model_introdution/taipei_station/index.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Sudasanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052498926889454273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711872058580522298.post-35410197058384180162010-02-03T15:21:51.223+00:002010-02-03T15:21:51.223+00:00Hi Jerry - I think it will have to be a scratch-bu...Hi Jerry - I think it will have to be a scratch-build, but I hope to find some parts from other Japanese station models that I can use. If you like at other stations built by Japanese authorities around the same time, the style is very similar. You can see the same type of architecture and use of brickwork on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kidperez/2861744801/" rel="nofollow">Tokyo Station</a>, although it's on a much grander scale than Taihoku Station.Sudasanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052498926889454273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711872058580522298.post-3530872712771290652010-02-02T21:44:24.331+00:002010-02-02T21:44:24.331+00:00Both stations have a lot of great character (and i...Both stations have a lot of great character (and its a shame that the art deco one was destroyed as well) but I agree that the older one is really special. Are you planning to scratch-build the station?Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454470373325096585noreply@blogger.com