Great South Gate
| Great South Gate | |
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府城大南門 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | historical gate |
| Location | West Central, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°59′12.8″N 120°12′12.7″E / 22.986889°N 120.203528°E |
| Completed | 1736 |
The Great South Gate (traditional Chinese: 府城大南門; simplified Chinese: 府城大南门; pinyin: Fǔchéng Dà Nán Mén) is a historical gate in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.
History
[edit]The Great South Gate is part of the original 14 gates of Tainan City Wall built in 1736. The gates were constructed to fend off barbarians from attacking the town.[1]
Architecture
[edit]The gate has an outer arched fate in the shape of half moon. It was set at an angle to the inner gate because of security considerations.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tainan Great South Gate(臺灣府城大南門)". Travel Trainan. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Tainan Tourist Information". asianinfo.org.
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