STATELY MONUMENT...
built in 1879 on a hill overlooking the Sarawak River, Fort Margherita was well-equipped to protect Kuching from riverine invasions - Starpic
Picture is courtesy of the The Star

Built in 1879 on a hill overlooking the Sarawak River and situated on the north bank opposite the fast expanding town centre, the fort was well-equipped to protect the capital from riverine invasions.

Fort Margherita named for "Ranne Margaret" wife of Rajah Charles Brooke now is a monument that reflects an important period in Sarawak's history and is an important historical relic itself become the Police Museum since 1971. This building is to be handed to Sarawak government on September 23rd after closed since March this year for restoration works.

The three storey tower block's battlement includes watchpoint on top,a courtyard surrounded by a high wall with sharp glass shards inlaid fot protection and set into the wall itself are wooden windows from where the cannons were fired. Executions of prisoners were carried out in this court-yard,right up to the Japanese occupation.

How to get there

Fort Margherita is accessible by road. It is a 15-minute drive along Petra Jaya, or a short river cruise from Pangkalan Batu, in front of Main Bazaar on Kuching Waterfront.

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