Baimiweng Fort

The Baimiweng Fort (traditional Chinese: 白米甕砲台; simplified Chinese: 白米瓮炮台; pinyin: Báimǐwèng Pàotái), also known as Holland Castle or Gun Emplacement of Fort Holland, is a former fort in Zhongshan District, Keelung, Taiwan.^[1]

History

The fort was probably constructed during the Dutch Formosa and Spanish Formosa period. It was once occupied by the French Third Republic army during the Sino-French War. The Japanese government remodeled the fort to become as what it is today.^[2] In September 2016, the Keelung City Government announced a plan to restore and preserve the fort under the subsidy of the Ministry of Culture.^[3]

The sea facing fort shape has a rectangle shape. It has three sections, which are Barbette, control center and observation station.^[1]^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Baimiweng Fort (Holland Castle)". Keelung City Government. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ "Baimiweng Fort (Holland Castle)". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ Lu, Hsien-hsiu; Hetherington, William (13 September 2016). "Keelung historic sites to be restored". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ "Historic Sites". Keelung City Government. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.