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A' Famosa, Melaka

St. Paul's Hill - Melaka
St. Paul's Hill
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A' Famosa: Porta De Santiago
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    • bpacker
  • Updated By bpacker on March 17, 2006
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    • Canon at Porta de Santiago - Melaka
    Canon at Porta de
    Santiago
    by bpacker
    Besides the ruined church on the hill, those Portuguese masters also left behind a solid fort gate at the base of the hill in Melaka. Now, you may know this famous symbol of Melaka as A' Farmosa but that is as far removed from the truth as Melaka is from Timbuktu. The gate is called Porta de Santiago. Though nothing more that a ruin with a modern cannon, it's still worth taking a look. You'll want to see this after listening to this interesting story that connects the fort with the founder of modern Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles!

    In 1808, Porta de Santiago was nearly lost forever to history as orders were given by the British Governor of Pahang to demolish it, along with the fortress at the mouth of the river. Unfortunately for the locals ( and luckily for us ), their spades, picks and crowbars were useless against a fortress which reportedly had walls fifteen feet thick! But before they could use gunpowder, Stamford Raffles stepped in and saved what tourists can see today! Thanks to him, we can see the grand construction of the fort and the Dutch logo that the sods imprinted on the Portuguese fort after seizing control. Click here to see the Dutch logo.

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  • Directions: Part of the historical enclave in Banda Hilir, on the foot of St Paul Hill next to the Melaka Sultanate Palace.
  • Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Melaka/guide_safamo.htm
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    A' Famosa: Ancient Melaka
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    • bpacker
  • Updated By bpacker on April 4, 2005
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    • Ancient Melaka - Melaka
    Ancient Melaka
    by bpacker
    Now, if you've read my earlier instalment, you would have noted that A'formosa is no more than a gate and the church of St Paul's no more than a burnt out shell. Now look at this old Dutch map. Can you see a long-walled fort and the grand church on top a hill?? Yes, those are the original structures in ol' Melaka. Apparently, this must have been an artist's impression before the Dutch rained some 18,000 cannon balls on the city....

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  • Directions: Part of the historical enclave in Banda Hilir, on the foot of St Paul Hill next to the Melaka Sultanate Palace.
  • Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Melaka/guide_safamo.htm
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    A' Famosa: The Power of The Portugese
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  • By Azri_Azmi on July 25, 2006
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    • Melaka Most Famous Landmark - Melaka
    Melaka Most Famous Landmark
    by Azri_Azmi, 2 more photos
    Your visit to Melaka is not complete if you are not visiting the famous Portugese Monument the A'Famosa. There is no cover charge whatsoever to visit the A'Famosa. The effort that needed here is just to climb a few steps to visit the main building which is situated on the top of the hill. A must for all visitors and tourist.

  • Phone: 0126230441
  • Directions: Situated in Banda Hilir, next to the Melaka Palace Muzium and just walking distance from Melaka Equatorial Hotel.
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    A' Famosa: Porta de Santiago
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    • ukirsari
  • By ukirsari on March 30, 2004
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    • a famosa (c) ukirsari - Melaka
    a famosa (c) ukirsari
    by ukirsari
    A Portuguese Fort in the valley of St. Paul's hill. Taken over by Dutch and used as one of the fortress of Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie [VOC]. It's one of the "top models" in Old Malacca city, after the Christ Church.
    Porta de Santiago known as A' Famosa.

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  • Directions: Behind St.Paul's Hill
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    A' Famosa: The old ruined fort, with canons too!
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  • By picknick on March 17, 2005
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    • A'Formosa - Melaka
    A'Formosa
    by picknick
    A famous landmark in Malacca, a small ruins of a former fort. There is a painter there selling his paintings.

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  • Directions: Part of the historical enclave in Banda Hilir, on the foot of St Paul Hill next to the Melaka Sultanate Palace.
  • Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Melaka/guide_safamo.htm
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    A' Famosa: A'famosa
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  • Updated By Designerartgirl on April 13, 2005
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    • A'famosa fort - Melaka
    A'famosa fort
    by Designerartgirl
    A'famosa fort is one of Melaka's most famous places next to the lovely red buildings of Christ Church, and its not hard to see why. The malaysians are very proud of their heritage, and the fact that they have such history in comparision to many other others in the world.

    At night they use large lights to light up the fort and it has a real errie feel about it, think haunted hause, but something which could really be haunted.. really cool.

    It was first built in 1512 by a man called Alfonso de Albuquergue, however historians believe that Stamford Raffles may have done something about it. The relic also bears the coat of arms of the east india company as it was used by the Dutch after they took over in 1670.

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  • Directions: Part of the historical enclave in Banda Hilir, on the foot of St Paul Hill next to the Melaka Sultanate Palace.
  • Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Melaka/guide_safamo.htm
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    A' Famosa: the portugese fotress
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  • By eelaine on June 19, 2003
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    • a'famosa.. - Melaka
    a'famosa..
    by eelaine
    the a'famosa fotress was built during the portugese rule over malacca.. take a step back to the glorious past visiting this site.. most of the structure have been destroyed by the dutch during their invasion.. only the etnrance still stands tall until today..

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  • Directions: in the heart of malacca town..
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    A' Famosa: Porta de Santiago (A Famosa)
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  • Updated By mary2u99 on April 13, 2007
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    • The Porta de Santiago is one of the four main gates of A Famosa fortress; it was built by the Portuguese in 1512 under the command of Alfonso de Albuquerque.

    It expanded to the surrounding area which includes Jalan Kota, Jalan Gereja, Jalan Mahkamah and Jalan Istana. The Portuguese turned this fort into a Christian city.

    It was damage during the Dutch invasion but later repaired and renamed it VOC. The British wanted to destroy it but Sir Stamford Raffles intervene in 1808 and saved what remains of A' Famosa today. What’s left is a gateway called Porta de Santiago with an embossed 'VOC' emblem.

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  • Directions: Part of the historical enclave in Banda Hilir, on the foot of St Paul Hill next to the Melaka Sultanate Palace.
  • Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Melaka/guide_safamo.htm
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    A' Famosa: Porta de Santiago
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  • By black_mimi99 on May 18, 2006
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    • mi's - Melaka
    mi's
    by black_mimi99
    Build by the Portuguese in 1511 as fortress, it sustained severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion.

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  • Directions: Part of the historical enclave in Banda Hilir, on the foot of St Paul Hill next to the Melaka Sultanate Palace.
  • Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Melaka/guide_safamo.htm
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    A' Famosa: Bukit St. Paul's
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  • By asianbelle on June 15, 2005
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    • St. Paul's Hill - Melaka
    St. Paul's Hill
    by asianbelle

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  • Directions: Part of the historical enclave in Banda Hilir, on the foot of St Paul Hill next to the Melaka Sultanate Palace.
  • Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Melaka/guide_safamo.htm
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