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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #23 of 45 attractions in Melaka
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This 16th century Portuguese fort has been mostly destroyed; in its heyday it occupied a massive area and contained numerous government buildings,...... more » This 16th century Portuguese fort has been mostly destroyed; in its heyday it occupied a massive area and contained numerous government buildings, churches and hospitals. « less
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Attraction type: Historic site, Landmark/point of interest
Address: St. Paul's Hill Melaka
Malaysia

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“The entrance to the Hill”
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3 of 5 stars
waterlily1
malaysia
12 Apr 2008

This fort was built by the Portuguese in the 16th century. The remnants which you see are only part of the fort because it was destroyed by the British later. This fort is actually the entrance of a series of underground tunnels; part of which archeological digging is in progress here. Further away from the fort, you could see the... more

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St. Paul's Hill, Melaka, Malaysia