Fort Cornwallis

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 #1,641 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 4 mapped in Malaysia. See how Malaysia compares in the castle statistics.

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