[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.

After the fall of Portuguese Malacca to the Dutch in 1641, the Dutch carried out new measures to ensure the defence and security of Malacca due to the ongoing threats they received from outside and inside.

The fortification measures involved the construction of a bastion strategically located at the mouth of Malacca River.

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