title: National Science and Technology Museum
text: # National Science and Technology Museum
  
  The National Science and Technology Museum (NSTM; traditional Chinese: 國立科學工藝博物館; simplified Chinese: 国立科学工艺博物馆; pinyin: Guólì Kēxué Gōngyì Bówùguǎn) is a museum of applied science and technology in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  
  ## History
  
  The museum was established in November 1997.
  
  ## Architecture
  
  The museum covers an area of 19 hectares on Chiuju Road in Sanmin District. The floor area covers 112,400 square meters and as a result claims to be the largest science museum in Asia. The architecture features geometric forms including triangles, rectangles, and circles, and the buildings are connected by straight bridges.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  The museum accessible via the Science and Technology Museum railway station of the Taiwan Railways.
  
  