真實與想像的空間交錯：以臺南大天后宮的建築形制及功能為例

Spatial Hybrid of Reality and Imagination: Architectural Characteristics and Functions of the Great Matzu Temple

第一級古蹟「臺南大天后宮」建築群於明鄭時期肇建，迄今已有三百餘年，因各種歷史原因，現今留存與建築相關之各種文獻資料並不完整。又因各段時期之社會交替與變遷，使此一空間場域的各部特有名稱或功能交錯結合了各種歷史事件，並以傳說方式不斷被創造出疑似遊走於真實與虛構之間的場域功能，使此建築群在各歷史時期之形制與功能，充滿著是否曾經真實存在此場域之各種疑點。本文論述以蒐集各相關文獻史料並結合傳統建築空間之理法原則，再與目前所認知的名稱現象進行比對，推論除了現行所認知各時期的歷史名稱之外，是否存在另外第三種以上的可能性結果，進而試圖剖析與還原最接近真實的深層答案。

The Great Matzu Temple of Tainan, a Grade I historical monument, was built more than three hundred years ago during the Ming-Zheng era. For various reasons, related information and literature remains limited and scarce. Moreover, along with the social changes in different periods, the names and functions of these ancient buildings also varied in connection with the then historical events. Passed down through legends and folklores, such names and functions were constantly recreated. Hence, the architectural characteristics and functions of these historical buildings became hybrids of reality and imagination; and their actual existence or authenticity became questionable. In the light of traditional architectural theories and principles, this paper compares the contemporary recognized names and functions of these ancient buildings against related literature and historical materials. Whether there exist other possible names and functions is further explored for more in-depth analysis and for reconstructing the actual reality.