VIRTUAL: Prague Heritages

Abstract

Tamsui is part of the activities of the aboriginal Ketagalan people in ancient times, but the settlement was developed in accordance with geography and water transport. Defense and security management are the key factors. There are two different axes for the development of Tamsui settlements. One is the officially constructed military defense space, and the other is the settlement space formed by mainland China immigrants. The main official armament space was in the 19th century when the Hobe Navy garrison appeared in the Qing Dynasty. After 1860, the Tamsui port was opened by the Tianjin Treaty. The government built many small forts and military defense facilities to defend against foreigners before and after the Sino-French War in 1884. This study explores the special spatial structure of Hobe Fort and related urban relics through field investigations, historical materials, and maps, and proposes preservation, management and reuse advice. The conclusions are as follows: 1.It is suggested that the military relics around the Hobe Fort be marked and linked. The scope of the military defense of the Sino-French War in Tamsui during the Qing Dynasty can be clearly expressed. 2. It is recommended that Taiwan’s various forts built before and after the Sino-French War be regarded as a whole, rather than purely for a single historical site. Space control should be based on Hobe Fort as the core control area, and the extension of the surrounding area as the buffer zone. 3. Reuse design of Hobe Fort should create an accessible environment. In addition to general accessible facilities, the need is to serve people with different physical and mental disabilities and to consider cultural accessibility and information equality as well.