Fort Victoria (Ambon)

[1] The fort is one of the tourist attractions on Ambon Island and currently serves as the headquarter of the Pattimura Military Command.

[2] The status of the fort had been listed as one of Indonesia's national cultural heritage sites since 2017 by the Ambon provincial government.

Previously, the Portuguese built and named the fort Nossa Senhora de Anunciada in 1575 and was finished in 1580 by a Portuguese governor Gaspar de Mello, the fort was captured by the Dutch in 1605 and later renamed it as Victoria, which means victory.

The fort also once saw the Invasion of Ambon by the Indonesian army against the separatist South Moluccan Republic in 1950.

The road in front of the fort that is located near Honipopu Beach is called Victoria Boulevard.