創建
17世紀初荷蘭人以軍商結合的隊伍，於1624年占領今日安平，並建熱蘭遮城為其防禦要塞，全部工程完成於1634年。明永曆十六年(1662)鄭成功取荷蘭城後，改稱安平鎮，改內城為內府，臺人因此稱其為王城。清朝時代，因臺江陸浮失卻其重要性，加上清兵破壞熱蘭遮城建億載金城，故日漸荒廢。日治後重建，光復後乃稱「安平古堡」。目前真正的荷蘭時期遺跡僅存古堡前方為外城南城垣的磚牆。老榕盤根，無限滄桑，見證著三百多年的臺江風雲。
History
In the early 17th century, Dutch military-business alliance troops conquered current-day Anping in 1624 and built Fort Zeelandia as a defense base. The construction was completed in 1634. In 1662, the 16th year of Emperor Yongli’s reign during the Ming dynasty, after Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga) seized Fort Zeelandia, he renamed it as Anping Township, and turned the inner fort into government offices. The Taiwanese hence called it the Imperial City. During the Qing dynasty, as the Bay of Taijiang was becoming silted, Anping Township lost its importance; with the Qing army demolishing Fort Zeelandia to build the Eternal Golden Castle, it was gradually abandoned. Fort Zeelandia was rebuilt after the Japanese occupation, and renamed as “Anping Fort” after Taiwan’s Retrocession. Today, the only remnants from the Dutch period are the southern brick walls of the outer fort. The deep-rooted banyan trees have experienced countless years of change and witnessed over 300 years of the ups and downs of the Bay of Taijiang.