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Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805), the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia.
The Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse (Malay: Rumah Api Kota Cornwallis) is a lighthouse in Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is currently under the management of the Maritime Authority of Malaysia.
The chapel is the earliest roofed structure from the colonial period surviving in Penang, with the building's first recorded use as a Christian chapel taking place in 1799, when a marriage ceremony was conducted between Martina Rozells, widow of Francis Light, founder of the British colony of Penang, and John Timmers, a Dutch merchant. [1] [2]
The Francis Light statue is a memorial to Captain Francis Light (1740–1794), the founder of the British colony of Penang in 1786. It is situated in the grounds of Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
The Seri Rambai is a Dutch cannon displayed on the ramparts of Fort Cornwallis in George Town, the capital city of Penang and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [8] Two articles about the cannon have been published in the Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Fort Cornwallis, founded in 1786 in George Town, Prince of Wales Island (now the island part of the Malaysian state of Penang), is named for him. [84] He is remembered for his deeds in England. The coastal township of Cornwallis, New Zealand was named after him by his nephew, William Cornwallis Symonds . [ 119 ]
A corner of the wall surrounding Fort Cornwallis is situated behind the tower. [1] It was donated by Cheah Chen Eok, a local businessman, who provided $30,000 for the purpose, [2] and was designed by Mr. Pierce, Municipal Engineer, Penang, and built by Messrs Barnett and Stark. [3]
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion Fort Cornwallis Kapitan Keling Mosque Kek Lok Si Temple Komtar Little India Suffolk House Sun Yat-sen Museum Wat Chaiyamangkalaram. This is an incomplete list of tourist attractions in Penang, Malaysia. [1]