Malaysia · 18th century
Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805), the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia. The fort was built intended to respond to possible enemy threats during the Napoleonic Wars, a threat that in the end never materialised. The tourism fee to enter the fort costs RM10 for Malaysians and RM20 for foreigners.
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Fort Cornwallis ranks #2,170 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 11 mapped in Malaysia. Founded c. 1775, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,222 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. See how Malaysia compares in the castle statistics.
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