Eternal Golden Castle

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Eternal Golden Castle is a 19th-century coastal fortress in Tainan, Taiwan, built during the Qing dynasty to defend against naval threats and now preserved as a historic tourist attraction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
fortress
historic site
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Yi Tzai Cheng
Yi Tzai Golden Castle
億載金城
architecturalStyle Western-style fortress
constructionEndDate 1876
constructionStartDate 1874
continent Asia
coordinateLocation 22.986°N 120.159°E
country Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
era late Qing dynasty
hasPart bastions
cannon emplacements
courtyard
gate
moat
ramparts
hasVisitorFacility exhibition area
interpretive signage
walking paths
heritageDesignation historic site of Taiwan
municipal historic site of Tainan
inception 1874
languageOfName Chinese
locatedIn Tainan
Tainan
surface form: Tainan City
locatedInDistrict Anping area of Tainan
locatedInTime Qing dynasty
locatedNear Taiwan Strait
locatedOn Formosa
surface form: Taiwan Island
materialUsed brick
stone
openToPublic true
operator Tainan City Government
originalFunction coastal defense
naval defense fortress
significance example of 19th-century coastal fortifications in Taiwan
symbol of Tainan’s maritime defense history
significantEvent defense preparations against Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1874
touristAttractionType coastal fortress
military heritage site
use historical education
tourism

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Tainan hasLandmark Eternal Golden Castle