Travel/POI: Kaohsiung - Great Harbor Bridge, Echo Across the Harbor, Banana Pier, KW2 (大港橋, 大港迴聲, 香蕉碼頭, 棧貳庫), Taiwan

The Great Harbor Bridge 大港橋

The Great Harbor Bridge, which crosses the third canal of Kaohsiung Harbor, is Taiwan’s first rotating cross-harbor bridge designed for pedestrians and bicycles. Inspired by shells and dolphins, the bridge is not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly practical. It reduces the walking distance to the Pier-2 Art Center, KW2, Kaohsiung Music Center, and Banana Pier from 30 minutes to just 5 minutes, offering great convenience to the public.

To allow boats and yachts to pass through the third canal, the Great Harbor Bridge slowly rotates 90 degrees every day at 3:00 p.m., shifting from connecting the two sides of the canal to being parallel to them, before returning to its original position. Each rotation takes about 5 minutes and is accompanied by live music. On Fridays and Saturdays, an additional rotation occurs at 7:00 p.m. Watching the bridge slowly rotate is a very special experience.

大港橋橫跨於高雄港第三船渠，是臺灣第一座可旋轉的行人及自行車通行的跨港大橋。這個以貝殼和海豚等作為設計概念的跨港旋轉橋，不僅在造型上有觀光價值，它也有實用的效能。它縮減了往來駁二藝術特區、棧貳庫、高雄流行音樂中心、香蕉碼頭的步行路程，原本耗費 30 分鐘以上的路程，現在便能縮短至 5 分鐘，給民眾帶來了許多便利性。

又為了能提供船隻和遊艇通行第三船渠，每天的下午 3 點，大港橋便會由連接兩岸的狀態，緩緩旋轉 90 度變成平行兩岸，接著再轉 90 度回到原本的樣子，每次旋轉時間約 5 分鐘，現場還會搭配上音樂，並且在週五六日增加晚上7點旋轉的場次。看著橋慢慢的旋轉，是個很特別的經驗。

Echo Across the Harbor 大港迴聲

Echo Across the Harbor is located in the Penglai Harbor business area of Kaohsiung Harbor. This public art project was designed by Studio HOU x LIN to recreate the atmosphere of Kaohsiung Harbor in the 1950s, featuring the historical imagery of a crane at Banana Pier hoisting bamboo baskets filled with bananas and the bustling soundscape of the harbor—interpreted through a pendulum clock and 37 copper bells.

The musical bells were crafted by Royal Eijsbouts, a century-old bell foundry in the Netherlands. The “Great Harbor Echoes” performance features a total of 72 familiar songs, such as Ode to Joy, Für Elise, Pomp and Circumstance, Doraemon no Uta, and more. The carillon plays a song every hour (Monday–Thursday, 10:00–20:00; Friday–Sunday, 10:00–21:00) by striking the bells to produce different scales.

大港迴聲音樂銅鐘廣場座落於高雄港蓬萊商港區，這個公共藝術計畫是由「侯林設計」操刀，重現高雄港 50 年代場景，以香蕉碼頭起重機吊起盛裝香蕉竹簍的歷史意象，將原來屬於港灣的熱鬧聲景以一座搖擺鐘及 37 顆銅鐘來詮釋。

音樂銅鐘是由荷蘭 Royal Eijsbouts 百年音樂銅鐘製鐘廠製作。「大港迴聲」共收納 72 首耳熟能詳的樂曲，如快樂頌、給愛麗絲、威風凜凜進行曲、小叮噹主題曲等國際知名作品，透過自動化電子排程，於每日整點進行演奏及報時 (週一至週四 10:00-20:00, 週五至週日 10:00-21:00)。

Banana Pier 香蕉碼頭

Banana Pier, originally known as the "Banana Shed," is located at Pier 3 of Kaohsiung Harbor. In the early days (1950s), it served as a specialized warehouse for banana exports, with nearly all bananas shipped from across Taiwan passing through Kaohsiung Harbor.

During this time, bananas generated a significant amount of foreign exchange for Taiwan, earning the country the nickname Banana Kingdom. As banana exports declined, the interior space of the pier was repurposed: the first floor was designated for Taiwan specialty souvenirs, the Banana House of Stories, themed stores, and an international cruise terminal. The second floor was developed for sea-view banquets.

香蕉碼頭，原名為「香蕉棚」，位於高雄港 3 號碼頭，是早期(50年代)香蕉出口的專用倉庫，各地運來的香蕉幾乎全由高雄港包辦。

這時期香蕉為臺灣賺進大筆外匯，臺灣並贏得香蕉王國的稱號。隨著香蕉輸出趨近沒落，碼頭內部空間一樓規畫為臺灣特色伴手禮、香蕉故事館、主題式商店及國際郵輪進出關口，而二樓則為海景宴會用地。

KW2 棧貳庫

Located at Pier 2 of Kaohsiung Harbor, KW2 was originally built in 1914 as a small, brick-walled, tile-roofed, single-story warehouse for storing and exporting sugar during the Japanese colonial period. After being bombed by the U.S. Army during World War II, it was rebuilt in 1962 by the government of the Republic of China using reinforced concrete columns, rebar-reinforced steel roof frames, and brick walls—without any interior support columns. This design holds significance in terms of both architectural and technological history.

In 2003, it was designated a historical building by the Kaohsiung Municipal Government. In 2018, KW2 underwent restoration to balance the preservation of cultural assets with modern reuse. In addition to conserving the historical architectural features of the old warehouse, the space was transformed into a hub for local cultural creativity, dining, and exhibitions at Kaohsiung Harbor.

The newly revitalized KW2 also incorporates a symbolic 24-meter-long representation of the original warehouse’s fading outline, depicted through a truss structure. It is now a popular destination for sightseeing, relaxation, and enjoying the sunset and ocean views.

棧貳庫位於高雄港 2 號碼頭，建於 1914 年，日治時期是存放砂糖、輸運出口的磚牆瓦頂單層小型倉庫。二次世界大戰期間遭受美軍轟炸，1962 年國民政府以鋼筋混凝土柱、力霸鋼筋屋架及磚牆重建，倉庫內並未架設任何支座，有建築史及技術史上的意義。

高雄市政府於 2003 年公告為歷史建築。2018 年，棧貳庫結合文化資產風貌的維護與再利用需求，進行修復工作，除了保留老倉庫的歷史建築元素，利用倉庫空間打造專屬高雄港在地文創、餐飲、展覽的空間。

新建「棧前屋」透過桁架結構意象，來標示原始倉庫消逝 24 米長的昔日身影。這裏是個觀光休閒遊憩與觀賞夕陽海景的好地方。