The picture above is the replica of Kacapuri gate of Fort of Kuala Kedah. The one below is the facade of a church in Goa, India. The Kacapuri gate must have been inspired by the Portuguese architectural buildings in India. The restoration works of the Fort was done in 1780s, much later after the Portuguese left Malacca. Or was it our friend Francis who got the building plan from the East India Company? I heard that the Portuguese was aiding the Sultan of Kedah in building the fort somewhere in the 17th. century to protect Kedah from the Achehnese. Probably the Project Manager of the refurbishment project was trying to restore the gate to its original architectural design?
The picture above is the replica of Kacapuri gate of Fort of Kuala Kedah. The one below is the facade of a church in Goa, India. The Kacapuri gate must have been inspired by the Portuguese architectural buildings in India. The restoration works of the Fort was done in 1780s, much later after the Portuguese left Malacca. Or was it our friend Francis who got the building plan from the East India Company? I heard that the Portuguese was aiding the Sultan of Kedah in building the fort somewhere in the 17th. century to protect Kedah from the Achehnese. Probably the Project Manager of the refurbishment project was trying to restore the gate to its original architectural design?
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