Fort Marlborough , silent witness of early English colonial heritage


If you want to travel or are located in the province of Bengkulu , a time to yourself to visit one attraction nuanced history of this one , namely Fort Marlborough , one legacy of the British rule which is also a legacy of British colonial history of the largest in Asia . This place other than a tourist attraction , is also to commemorate our country long ago when it was colonized by countries who want to take control of our beloved country , Indonesia .


Fort Marlborough is standing strong and magnificent covers land area of ​​approximately 31.5 hectares facing the south . What's interesting about this is typically Marlborough Castle is steeped in 18th century , namely the form of a turtle . Fort Marlborough this amazing builds on the years 1714-1719 which is supervised by the leadership of Joseph Collet , who had a very long time but still standing strong and we can still see its existence . The fort is also standing in the center of town directly adjacent to the Village of China , which is also a famous tourist attraction and worth visiting and you should not miss when visiting and vacationing in the province are loaded with these artifacts , Bengkulu Province .

 
Fort Marlborough is also a place that is quite impressive . Because in this fort there is one room that was once inhabited by our first president , president Ir . Sukarno currently serving discharge when the Dutch colonial period . But when our country was proclaimed Independence , Fort Marlborough is then restored to be used as Bengkulu city attractions .


during the period penjajaha ago , Bengkulu is a place that has lots of stories about the occupation carried out by the British and Dutch . One proof of this is the fort Marlborough . it is also , in the city of Bengkulu , which is used as an arena where competition by the British and Dutch trade for commodity menguasa there is pepper . After about 140 years Britain was in Bengkulu , they leave pretty much no one historical legacy of this fort , named by a nobleman is John Churchill , the Duke of Marlborough . The fort is interesting above its rarity and is the largest in Asia

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