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Dutch Wall of Hirado

Nagasaki · Hirado · Architecture

Japanese name: 平戸オランダ塀と異国の痕跡

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WHAT TO DODutch Wall of Hirado

Fragments of the wall that enclosed the Dutch post, laid in a way no Japanese mason would have used.

WHERENagasaki

Sasebo & North · Hirado

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Fragments of the wall that enclosed the Dutch post, laid in a way no Japanese mason would have used.

About this place

The Dutch Trading Post was a trading base established by the Dutch East India Company. The Netherlands founded the East India Company in 1602 aiming at colonial management in Asia and a monopoly on trade in Asia. To gain an advantage in competition with Portugal, the Dutch set up trading posts in various parts of Asia.

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Founded / opened:1609 Highlights / collection:Stone and plaster wall, Remains of a trading post Genre:Architecture

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