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Ruins Gallery

A collection of ruin photographs from the archive.

St. Lawrence's Chapel Ruins

St. Lawrence's Chapel Ruins

Remains of a Portuguese-era chapel
Country: Malaysia
Date: 2026
Place: Melaka
! One of the few surviving traces of Portuguese colonial Melaka, dating to the 16th century.
The surviving foundations and walls of St. Lawrence's Chapel, a small Portuguese religious structure that once stood within the fortified settlement of Melaka.
Middelburg Bastion

Middelburg Bastion

Dutch fortress remains
Country: Malaysia
Date: 2026
Place: Melaka
! Built by the Dutch in 1660 as part of the fortress of Melaka. The bastion formed an important section of the city's defensive walls.
Stone foundations and defensive remains of the Middelburg Bastion, located at the northern tip of the former Portuguese and Dutch fortifications overlooking the Melaka River.