Fort San Domingo (Tamsui Historical Museum). Standing for over 300 years in Tamsui, Fort San Domingo is characterized by its striking vermilion exterior. The park features buildings from the Dutch and Spanish, Qing Dynasty, and Japanese colonial eras, making it one of Taiwan's oldest existing structures. Standing for over 300 years in Tamsui, Fort San Domingo is characterized by its striking vermilion exterior. The park features buildings from the Dutch and Spanish, Qing Dynasty, and Japanese colonial eras, making it one of Taiwan's oldest existing structures. The earliest fortification was the "Fort San Domingo," built in 1628 by the Spanish who ruled northern Taiwan. However, Fort San Domingo was later destroyed, and in 1644, the Dutch rebuilt it near the original site, naming it "Fort Antonio." At that time, Han Chinese referred to the Dutch as "red-haired people," hence the fort was called "Fort San Domingo." In 1724, Wang Qian, the Tamsui Patrol Commander of Taiwan Prefecture, began renovating Fort San Domingo and added four outer city gates. After 1867, Fort San Domingo was leased by the British government to serve as a consulate, and the consular residence was built next to it. It has successively been under the jurisdiction of the Spanish, Dutch, Ming Zheng, Qing Dynasty, and later the British, American, and Australian governments, its history serving as a living testament to Taiwan's past.
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