Historic Architecture
古蹟建築
赤崁樓 · 億載金城
石材疊上石材，每一層都是一個不同的時代。
1653年，荷蘭人以糯米汁、糖漿與牡蠣殼混合為灰漿，用來自爪哇的紅磚砌起了普羅民遮城，這是赤崁樓最初的樣子。此後，鄭成功在此設承天府；清代知縣在舊基上建文昌閣、海神廟；日治時期這裡成為陸軍醫院。三百多年間，每一個政權都在同一塊土地上留下了不同語言的建築記憶，讓今日的赤崁樓成為一座真正意義上的「疊代建築」。
「赤崁」之名，源自西拉雅族聚落「Sakam」的音譯。樓前一字排開的九座贔屭御碑，馱著乾隆皇帝為紀念平定林爽文事件而親撰的碑文，當年由海路輾轉運抵府城；文昌閣上的魁星爺，至今仍是考季裡學子祈求金榜題名的所在。一座樓，同時收藏著原住民的地名、皇帝的筆墨，與庶民的願望。
距此不遠，1876年完工的億載金城，是清廷欽差大臣沈葆楨奉命抵禦日本侵台所建——他聘請法國工程師設計，配備英製阿姆斯壯大砲，城門內題「萬流砥柱」，城門外題「億載金城」，筆墨均出自他本人之手。這是臺灣第一座西式砲台，也是一個時代的守土決心。
如今，這些建築以插畫的形式重新被看見，走過四百年風雨的線條，在現代設計的語彙裡找到了新的生命。
Chihkan Tower (Fort Provintia) was built by the Dutch in 1653 using red bricks bonded with a mortar of sticky rice, sugarcane syrup, and oyster shells — a method so effective that the walls still stand today. Over three centuries, it passed through Ming, Qing, and Japanese hands, each era leaving its own architectural imprint. The result is a layered landmark unlike any other: Dutch foundations beneath Chinese pavilions beneath Japanese renovations.
The name "Chihkan" derives from Sakam, a settlement of the indigenous Siraya people. In front of the tower, nine stone steles carried by bixi (dragon-turtles) bear inscriptions written by the Qianlong Emperor himself to commemorate the suppression of the Lin Shuangwen rebellion; upstairs in the Wenchang Pavilion, students still pray to the God of Literature before every exam season. One tower holds an indigenous place name, an emperor's calligraphy, and the wishes of everyday people.
The Eternal Golden Castle, completed in 1876, was Taiwan's first Western-style fort — designed by a French engineer, armed with British Armstrong cannons, and inscribed in stone by Qing envoy Shen Baozhen himself. Built to defend against Japanese invasion, its motto reads: "A fortress for ten thousand ages."
Today, these 400-year-old structures are reinterpreted through modern illustration — ancient lines finding new life in contemporary design.
# 古蹟
# 赤崁樓
# 億載金城
# 荷蘭
# 清代
# 建築
# Fort Provintia
# Eternal Golden Castle
