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'''Chihkan Tower''' ({{zh-tp|t=赤崁樓/赤嵌樓|p=Chìkǎnlóu}}; [[Pe̍h-ōe-jī|POJ]]: Chhiah-khám-lâu), formerly '''Fort Provintia''' in [[West Central District, Tainan|West Central District]], [[Tainan City]] was built in 1653 by the Dutch during [[Taiwan under Dutch rule|their |
'''Chihkan Tower''' ({{zh-tp|t=赤崁樓/赤嵌樓|p=Chìkǎnlóu}}; [[Pe̍h-ōe-jī|POJ]]: Chhiah-khám-lâu), formerly '''Fort Provintia''' in [[West Central District, Tainan|West Central District]], [[Tainan City]] was built in 1653 by the Dutch during [[Taiwan under Dutch rule|their colonization]] of [[Taiwan]]. During the era of [[Nationalist China]] rule beginning in 1945, it was renamed 'Red-topped Tower' (赤崁樓). This name derives from the [[Taiwanese aboriginal]] word ''Chakam''. |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 14:02, 14 December 2008
Chihkan Tower (Chinese: 赤崁樓/赤嵌樓; pinyin: Chìkǎnlóu; POJ: Chhiah-khám-lâu), formerly Fort Provintia in West Central District, Tainan City was built in 1653 by the Dutch during their colonization of Taiwan. During the era of Nationalist China rule beginning in 1945, it was renamed 'Red-topped Tower' (赤崁樓). This name derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal word Chakam.
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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Chihkan Tower (December 2006) -
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