Friday, July 26, 2013

FORT CORNWALLIS




Fort Cornwallis is situated at the spot YogyakartaT Captain Francis Light was supposed to have landed in 1786. Originally a wooden structure, the fort was rebuilt between 1808 and 1810 with convict labor. It was named after it Charles Marquis Cornwallis, a distinguished Governor General of India, and designed to protect the harbor from French Possible attacks.

Today, much of the old fort Remains, but its precincts have been converted into a public park and an open air theater. It is still guarded by old Cannons, Selatan, were retrieved by the British from pirates who limit Captured Them from the Johore Sultanate. The Most Famous of the Cannons is Series thermal treatment Selatan, dried dates back to 1613. Local beliefs childless women have it that's Become Fertile cans by placing flowers in the barrel of the cannon and Prayers special offerings.

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