My 7 - Fort that Stand Last

"Law is a fort on a hill that armies cannot take or floods wash away."

Prophet Muhammad PBUH (570 - 632 AD); the last prophet.

FORT CORNWALLIS
(Built in 1786)

I'm sure anyone who had visited Penang will visit this fort. One of the oldest fort in Malaysia, located at the Esplanade; marked as British Empire primary defend of the island during that time. However, this place was actually used for administrative purpose rather for the defense.

From left : various cannon from different ages by the wall of the fort; the place where they kept cannonballs and gunpowders.

From left : cell inside the fort; the fort's chapel - I wonder where is the 'cross' as the usual church? Hmm

The fort open daily except on Sunday (WTH! - I thought numerous visitors will be there on Sunday). It worth of visit since we can learn on how the English during that time able to stand against most of the threat - particularly from the pirates and other European super-power that time.

From left : Fort Cornwallis lighthouse - one of the 2 lighthouses that still exist in Penang, the other one located inside the Penang National Park; the gunpowder room, located at the north-east of the fort.

It was built by Sir Francis Light after obtained the ownership from the Sultan of Kedah in exchange to protect the state from the Siam Empire. It was originally built using nibong tree and later was rebuilt by bricks and stone in 1804. And guess what? - It was built at the cost worth of $ 80,000 during that time. So cheap for a cost of fort nowaday.

The oldest cannon in Malaysia - I think this one was from the Dutch as its inscripted VOC or Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie means the Dutch East-India Company. I remember it has stated that the cannon was captured by the British army during war with the Dutch.

I'm still looking for the meaning of the above motto as I believed it's written in Latin. Anyone had idea?