Fort Provintia

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Fort Provintia (Chihkan Tower)

Fort Provintia in West Central District, Tainan City was built in 1653 by the Dutch during their occupation of Taiwan.

A statue near Fort Provintia showing a scene from the Dutch surrender to Koxinga forces.

After the arrival of the ROC/KMT Occupation Forces in 1945, it was renamed 'Red-topped Tower' (Traditional Chinese: 赤崁樓/赤嵌樓; pinyin: Chìkǎnlóu; POJ: Chhiah-khám-lâu). This name derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal word Chakam.

[edit] See also

• Fort Santo Domingo
• Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)
• Cape of San Diego
• Eternal Golden Castle
• History of Taiwan
• Taiwan under Dutch rule

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