Fort Zeelandia

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Fort Zeelandia is a 17th-century coastal fortress in Tainan, Taiwan, originally built by the Dutch and later famed as the site of Koxinga’s siege that ended Dutch colonial rule on the island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
historic site
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Dutch colonial architecture
builder Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
builtBy Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
capturedBy Kingdom of Tungning NERFINISHED
category Buildings and structures in Tainan
Dutch colonial architecture in Taiwan
Forts in Taiwan
constructionEnd 1634
constructionPeriod 17th century
constructionStart 1624
continent Asia
country Taiwan NERFINISHED
currentUse heritage site
museum
formerName Fort Zeelandia of the Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
garrisonedBy Dutch soldiers
forces of Koxinga after 1662
heritageDesignation national monument of Taiwan
historicalEvent Siege of Fort Zeelandia NERFINISHED
locatedIn Anping District NERFINISHED
Republic of China NERFINISHED
Tainan NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
locatedOn southwestern coast of Taiwan
materialUsed brick
stone
namedAfter Dutch province of Zeeland
Zeeland NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature Anping Harbor NERFINISHED
Anping Old Street NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operator Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
partOf Dutch Formosa NERFINISHED
resultOfSiege end of Dutch colonial rule in Taiwan
siegeBy Koxinga NERFINISHED
siegeEndDate 1662
siegeStartDate 1661
significance major site of Dutch colonial history in Taiwan
symbol of the end of Dutch rule in Taiwan
timePeriod Dutch rule in Taiwan
Ming–Qing transition NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
usedFor administration
military defense
trade

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Tungning usedFort Fort Zeelandia
Anping District knownFor Fort Zeelandia
Anping District contains Fort Zeelandia
Anping District hasLandmark Fort Zeelandia