Chihkan Tower

Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower, was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in , , .
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  • Park
  • …was formerly known as “普羅民遮城”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1653
  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM–9:00 PM
  • Description: former fort in Tainan
  • Address: 民族路二段 212, 台南市, 中西區, 700
  • Also known as
    “Chhiah-khàm Tower”
    “Chia-Kam-Lâu”
    “Chih K’an Low”
    “Chikan Tower”
    “Chikanlou”
    “Fanzailou”
    “Fort Provintia”
    “Huan-a-lau”
    “Sekikanro”
    “Sekkwanro”
    “台南赤崁樓”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chihkan Tower Dashi Temple and The Grand Matsu Temple.
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Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple.
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Place of worship
, also known as the Datianhou… is situated 140 metres southwest of Chihkan Tower.
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Place of worship
is a place of worship, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Chihkan Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include N. District and East District.
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Suburb
North District is a district home to 126,446 people located in , .
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Suburb
is a district home to 180,828 people located in , . is situated 3 km southeast of Chihkan Tower.
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Suburb
is a district of , . is situated 3½ km west of Chihkan Tower.

Chihkan Tower

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Latitude
22.9974° or 22° 59′ 51″ north
Longitude
120.20271° or 120° 12′ 10″ east
Open location code
7QJ2X6W3+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 158995081
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q714431

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Chihkan Tower” goes by many names.
Forte ProvintiaAsturian
ChìkǎnlóuChinese
承天府Chinese
普洛文蒂亞城Chinese
普羅岷西亞城Chinese
普羅岷遮城Chinese
普羅文帝亞城Chinese
普羅民遮城Chinese
普羅民遮堡Chinese
普魯岷西亞城Chinese
普魯民遮城Chinese
次崁樓Chinese
番仔樓Chinese
紅毛樓Chinese
赤坎城Chinese
赤崁楼Chinese
赤崁樓Chinese
赤嵌城Chinese
赤嵌樓Chinese
赤磡城Chinese
Fort ProvintiaDutch
حصن بروفينتياEgyptian Arabic
Fort ProvintiaFrench
Fort ProvintiaGerman
ChihkanIndonesian
Gedung ChihkanIndonesian
ProvintiaIndonesian
Fort ProvintiaItalian
SekikanroJapanese
SekkwanroJapanese
せきかんろうJapanese
次崁楼Japanese
赤カン楼Japanese
赤崁楼Japanese
赤崁樓Japanese
赤嵌楼Japanese
앙모루Korean
앙믄라우Korean
적감루Korean
츠칸러우Korean
치악캄라우Korean
푸뤄민줘청Korean
프로방시아 요새Korean
홍모루Korean
Ang-mn̂g-lâuMin Nan Chinese
Chhiah-khàm-lâuMin Nan Chinese
Chia-Kam-LâuMin Nan Chinese
Hoan-á-lâuMin Nan Chinese
Huan-á-lâuMin Nan Chinese
Phó͘-lô-bîn-jia-siâⁿMin Nan Chinese
Phóo-lô-bîn-jia-siânnMin Nan Chinese
Sêng-thian-húMin Nan Chinese
Sîng-thian-húMin Nan Chinese
Tshiah-khàm-lâuMin Nan Chinese
Fort ProvintiaSlovak
Форт ПровінціяUkrainian
Lầu Xích KhảmVietnamese
Pháo đài ProvintiaVietnamese
Xích Khảm LâuVietnamese
赤崁樓Yue Chinese

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