wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈaʊɚz wʌzɐ sˈɪkstiˈɛm tˈɔːl fˈoːɹstˈoːɹi kˈiːp, nˈoʊn æz ɐ fæmˈoʊsə ðə fˈeɪməs, wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə tˈɔːlɪst bˈɪldɪŋ ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ʌntˈɪl ɪt wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ ðə dˈʌtʃ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn.
One of the towers was a 60-m tall four-storey keep, known as A Famosa ('The Famous'), which was the tallest building in the region from 1512 until it was destroyed by the Dutch in 1641.