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.
Statements (48)
| 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.