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 Built in 1860 on the site of the native Governor-General's residence, which was destroyed and the ground seized at the close of the Franco-Chinese war, 1856. The steel frame and the windows were brought from Paris.

Built some five hundred years ago as a huge watchtower to aid in keeping back the Tartars. Constructed of sawn blocks of red sandstone and hardwood columns and timberswell preserved to-day. Foreign troops were garrisoned here at the time of China's war with England and France.