| St. Paul's Hill (A Famosa) |
When the Portuguese landed in Melaka, the first thing they did
was build a fort overlooking the river, calling it A'Famosa. As
Melaka was the centre of struggles between super powers of
the time, and suffered the constant threat of attack, the
A'Famosa fort was critical in Portugal maintaining its colonial
foothold in the Far East.
Within the fort walls were housing and food stores, a castle, a
meeting room for the Portuguese Council and five churches. A
seven-month attack by the Dutch just about destroyed the entire
fortress, leaving only the entrance faade and the structure of a
church at the top of the hill.
Go for a stroll up St. Paul's Hill on a cool late afternoon and
wander among the majestic trees and historical remnants.
Here, you can almost imagine the glories and miseries of the
besieged lives the Portuguese would have led right here all
those years ago...
was build a fort overlooking the river, calling it A'Famosa. As
Melaka was the centre of struggles between super powers of
the time, and suffered the constant threat of attack, the
A'Famosa fort was critical in Portugal maintaining its colonial
foothold in the Far East.
Within the fort walls were housing and food stores, a castle, a
meeting room for the Portuguese Council and five churches. A
seven-month attack by the Dutch just about destroyed the entire
fortress, leaving only the entrance faade and the structure of a
church at the top of the hill.
Go for a stroll up St. Paul's Hill on a cool late afternoon and
wander among the majestic trees and historical remnants.
Here, you can almost imagine the glories and miseries of the
besieged lives the Portuguese would have led right here all
those years ago...
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