Fortress
Anping Small Fort
🇹🇼 Taiwan · 19th century
The Anping Small Fort (traditional Chinese: 安平小砲臺; simplified Chinese: 安平小炮台; pinyin: Ānpíng Xiǎo Pàotái) is a former fort in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.
The fort was built to prevent the invasion from British Empire during the Opium War. It was built by Yao Ying (Chinese: 姚瑩) in 1844. In 1949, the Republic of China Armed Forces built a bunker at the fort. In 1990, the fort underwent renovation.
The fort represents the latest period of Chinese old style.
Text adapted from “Anping Small Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anping Small Fort ranks #6,897 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 21 mapped in Taiwan. Founded 1841, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tainan, 3 km away. See how Taiwan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Anping Small Fort?
Anping Small Fort stands in Taiwan, at 22.9995°, 120.159°.
When was Anping Small Fort built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1841. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Anping Small Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,897 of 8,134 worldwide, and #15 in Taiwan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Anping Small Fort?
Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan), about 1 km away.
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