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Home / Travel / Malaysia / Malacca / A FARMOSA @ MALACCA

A FARMOSA @ MALACCA

September 25, 2014 by StrawberrY Gal

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A Famosa (Malay: Kota A Famosa; “The Famous” in Portuguese) is a Portuguese fortress located in Malacca, Malaysia. It is among the oldest surviving European architectural remains in south east Asia. The Porta de Santiago, a small gate house, is the only remaining part of the fortress still standing. Alike the one in Macau but a smaller version, the place is still stay good and it is it is full of the history which is worth to capture the attraction of tourist.

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It is also Malacca’s best known sightseeing spot. Originally constructed by Alfonso de Albuquerque (who led the Portuguese invasion on the Malacca Sultanate), the remains of the fort is now a crumbling whitewashed gatehouse and is located downhill from St. Paul’s Church.

The History
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The fortress once consisted of long ramparts and four major towers. One was a four-story keep, while the others held an ammunition storage room, the residence of the captain, and an officers’ quarters. Most of the village clustered in town houses inside the fortress walls. As Malacca’s population expanded it outgrew the original fort and extensions were added around 1586.
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The fort changed hands in 1641 when the Dutch drove the Portuguese out of Malacca. [1] The Dutch renovated the gate in 1670, which explains the logo “ANNO 1670” inscribed on the gate’s arch. Above the arch is a bas-relief logo of the Dutch East India Company.
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The fortress changed hands again in the early 19th century when the Dutch handed it over to the British to prevent it from falling into the hands of Napoleon’s expansionist France. The English were wary of maintaining the fortification and ordered its destruction in 1806. The fort was almost totally demolished but for the timely intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore, who happened to visit Malacca in 1810. Because of his passion for history, this small gate was spared from destruction.

A’Famosa Melaka
Location: Jalan Kota, Malacca

Filed Under: Malacca, Malaysia, Travel Tagged With: A Farmosa

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