A Famosa Fortress

Local nameKota A Famosa
LocationMalacca City, Malaysia

A Famosa (Malay: Kota A Famosa; "The Famous" in Portuguese, also known as Fortaleza Velha Portuguese: the old fortress, and Dutch: Slavenburgh & De Misericorde was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, in 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which gave its name to the fortress as a whole. Some time following the Battle of Malacca and the occupation of the city by the Dutch, the keep was destroyed but the outer walls of the fortress were reinforced. However, in 1807 the British destroyed most of the fortress. The Porta de Santiago gateway, and the restored Middelburg Bastion, are the only parts of the fortress that remain today. They are among the oldest European architectural remains in Southeast Asia and the Far East.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Famosa

Address (Unnamed Road), Bandar Melaka 75000, Malaysia

Coordinates 2°11'32.65" N 102°14'58.887" E

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