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 never engaged in combat during its operational history.
Fort Cornwallis
Engraving of Fort Cornwallis in 1804.
Entrance drawbridge of Fort Cornwallis.
Seri Rambai Cannon and walls viewed from the Esplanade.
George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area with a population of 2.84 million and the second highest contributor to the country's GDP. The city proper spans an area of 306 km2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding islets, and had a population of 794,313 as of 2020.
Image: George Town, Penang at night (2) (cropped 4to 3, KOMTAR centred)
Image: Gurney Drive at night
Image: Butterworth and Penang Scenery (31409353540)
Image: Penang from Penang Road on rainy day 1 (15955759379, closeup)