A Spanish fortress built on Heping Island starting in 1626, serving as the colonial seat of power in northern Taiwan. The fort featured four circular bastions and a 400-meter perimeter. After the Dutch captured it in 1642, they rebuilt it as Fort Noord Holland, which was destroyed in 1668 during their retreat from Zheng Jing’s forces. World War 2 bombing and post-war shipyard construction erased all surface traces; ongoing archaeological work seeking to locate subterranean remains is limited while the shipyard remains.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Drifting Island (漂浪島嶼)
Themes
- Military Fortifications in Taiwan (台灣碉堡)
- European Colonial Era Taiwan (荷西統治時期)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.