Fort Belgica – Banda Neira – Indonesia 1672. Dutch fort guarding the Banda islands, the world’s only source of nutmeg and spice.

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1. percheron28 says

   looks like a Vauban fortress (I don’t know if that name makes sense outside of France)

2. breezersletje says

   r/starforts

3. MyOfficeAlt says

   Is it just the perspective of the photo, or does the 2nd floor of that inner ring not have any windows looking out into the central courtyard? It must have been VERY dark inside. I’m sure there’s a reason for that.

4. wutangforawhile says

   Really interesting history and it’s a world heritage site. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Belgica

5. DirstenKunst says

   Spice?

6. mythologue says

   ‘And nothing bad ever happened on those islands, just Dutch people living in peace.’ ~ Jan. Pietersz. Coen. /s

7. and-then says

   Wow this looks just like the larger fort you could build in Civilization

8. Caiur says

   Love this photo. It’s got the familiar European-style star fort, but it looks like it’s been built out of some sort of ‘exotic’ black stone and it’s surrounded by Far Eastern jungle.

9. SportGlideRussell says

   Looks like it should be a map in halo

10. JurisDoctor says

    Indonesia is not the only source of nutmeg. They produce 90%, but not all.