A Farmosa - Malacca

When people mentioned about Malacca, most people will think of historical story of Malacca. Now, the main most famous historical building that left is the A Formosa fortress and some of the traditional culture that has been left from the past.

A Famosa fortress was built by Portuguese fleet which led by Afonso de Albuquerque, after they have successfully conquered Malacca Sultanate. Afonsobelieved that Malacca would become an important port for trading between countries, especially linking Portugal to the spice trade from China.

But in year 1641, when the Dutch has successfully drove the Portuguese out of Malacca, the A”ortress was occupied by them and it was renovated. Then in early of 19th century, it was again changed hands when Dutch handed it over to British and it was ordered its destruction after that, leaving only the small gate of the fortress.

Now, only that small gate of fortress left was left from the past. As its historical story of legendary A’Famosa fortress, now it leads to the grow of tourism in Malacca.