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St. John's Fort

Malaysia

Location
Malacca
Coordinates
2.18933°, 102.265°
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St. John's Fort in Malaysia
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Description

The St. John's Fort (Malay: Kubu St. John) is a historical fort in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia.

The fort was reconstructed from existing Portuguese fortifications during the Dutch period in the 18th century to guard against landward attacks. It was once a private Portuguese chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist.

The fort is located at the top of St. John's Hill. It was built from Laterite stone and bricks. The fort had only one entrance and its outer walls range between 3–4 meters high.

The fort has canons that are facing inland because the Dutch feared inland threats from Acehnese and Bugis invaders more than maritime invasions.

Text adapted from “St. John's Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

St. John's Fort ranks #7,221 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 11 mapped in Malaysia. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Malaysia compares in the castle statistics.

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