A-Famosa is a former Portuguese fortress located in Malacca. A-Famosa is one of the oldest European architectural that is still surviving in South East Asia and the Far East. Porta de Santiago, a small gate house is the only part of the fortress whcih still remains today. The British East India Company's Capt William Farquhar blasted A-Famosa down in 1807 for fear it might fall into the enemy's hand. A-Famosa has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008.

 

A-Famosa was build by the Portuguese fleet who arrived in Malacca and later defeated the armies of the Malacca Sultanate. The commander, Afonso de Albuquerque had the fortress built around a natural hill area around the seas.  architectural that is still surviving in South East Asia and the Far East. Porta de Santiago, a small gate house is the only part of the fortress whcih still remains today.

 

The British East India Company's Capt William Farquhar blasted A-Famosa down in 1807 for fear it might fall into the enemy's hand. A-Famosa has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008. A-Famosa was build by the Portuguese fleet who arrived in Malacca and later defeated the armies of the Malacca Sultanate. The commander, Afonso de Albuquerque had the fortress built around a natural hill area around the seas.