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Built by convicts in the1850s and closed as a maximum security-prison in 1991, World Heritage listed Fremantle Prison is a ‘must do’ activity for any traveller to Western Australia. Fremantle Prison is the largest convict built structure in Australia and the most intact convict establishment in the southern hemisphere. For over 140 years it was a place of hangings, floggings and dramatic escapes. In 2010, Fremantle Prison became the first building in Western Australia to be included on the World Heritage list. It is inscription on the World Heritage list was part of a serial nomination with ten other Australian Convict Sites.