Fort of Our Lady of the Annunciation

Fort Victoria (Indonesian: Benteng Victoria; From Dutch: Fort Nieuw Victoria and also known in its original Portuguese name, Portuguese: Forte de Nossa Senhora da Anunciada de Amboíno) is one of former Portuguese forts located in Sirimau District, the center of Ambon City and became the oldest fort in the city. It was built by the Portuguese in 1575, but was later taken over by the Dutch. The fort is one of the tourist attractions on Ambon Island and currently serves as the headquarter of the Pattimura Military Command.

The status of the fort had been listed as one of Indonesia's national cultural heritage sites since 2017 by the Ambon provincial government.

Text adapted from “Fort Victoria (Ambon)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort of Our Lady of the Annunciation ranks #2,632 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 35 mapped in Indonesia. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.

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