Middelburg Bastion

Middelburg Bastion
Malay: Kubu Middelburg
Map
General information
Typebastion
LocationMalacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Completed1660
Technical details
Floor area0.09 hectares

The Middelburg Bastion (Dutch: Bastion Middelburgh) was one of nine bastions of A Famosa, in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia located at the mouth of Malacca River.[1][2] The bastion has been restored, together with cannons, and is open for visitors.[3] The Dutch name is in reference to the city of Middelburg, Zeeland.

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  2. ^ "Pembinaan Semula Bastion Middleburg". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ Weebers, R.C.; Ahmad, Y. (2014). "Interpretation of Simon Stevin's ideas on the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (United East Indies Company) settlement of Malacca" (PDF). Planning Perspectives. 29 (4): 543–555. doi:10.1080/02665433.2014.943676. S2CID 145787098. Retrieved 16 September 2020.