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 #4,289 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 41 mapped in Indonesia. Founded 1575, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.

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