Here's some photo's of the recent descovered wall of the Portuguese-Dutch Fort in Malacca.
The photos were taken about a month after initial discovery. It is located next to the former Kancil Restuarant that still houses part of the Tourist Information office. Excavations managed to reveal part of Portuguese Fort built between 1512 to 1550s. The Dutch later added a square rectangle added on to the Portuguese structure which they named "Middleburg" circa late 1650s to 1670s. This can be seen from top view photo with the other ones. You can also note circular concrete beams portruding at the site. They are the remnants of a Shell petrol depot built by the British in 1905. Also discovered was a huge sewage or water pipe dated circa 1895.
According with the last news about 350m of the buried walls of the fortress will be reconstructed stone by stone to its original dimensions of 8m by 5m, the completed structure would encompass the city’s 11.3 ha heritage site in Bandar Hilir. The Heritage Department, under the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry, would implement the project in stages, beginning from the ancient wall site in Bandar Hilir, which has been confirmed as the Middelburg Bastion. With the project existing buildings and other structures will not be touched. The Heritage Department will excavate and expose the southern side of the foundation of the fort’s walls and its six bastions before using laterite stones from Malacca’s Pulau Upeh to reconstruct the fort. The department will also conserve and restore the 23 historical structures within the fort’s confines.
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| Malacca fort wall excavation |
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| Malacca fort wall excavation | | | | |
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| The complete excavation of the Middelburg Bastion |
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| Map of Malacca Fort showing the location of Middelburg bastion | | | | |
Information and photos by Martin Carvalho and Damian Gerard Sta. Maria from Malacca
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