Object description

The Fortress of Malacca was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, in 1512. The oldest part of the fortress , was a keep known as A Famosa. 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 which remain today, they are among the oldest European architectural remains in Southeast Asia and the Far East.