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Continued from Welcome to Malacca…

Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Melaka Museum (previously know as Seri Melaka) is official residence and office of the Dutch Governor in Malacca during the 17th century. However, no Malacca governor is staying in this building now. And turns to museum that displays the sultanate history, the establishment of the governorship and the role and institution of the Yang Di-Pertua Negeri.

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Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Melaka Museum

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Continued from Nyonya Ware, Sawankhalok Ceramic, Ching & Japanese Porcelain…

Ships are important to Malacca in old times. It is the only transportation for oversea businessmen to do trading at Malacca. Therefore, you can see lot of ships in History & Ethnography Museum like Portuguese, Dutch ships and Chinese junk. Okay, let’s board the ships…

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Ship at History & Ethnography Museum

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St. Paul’s Church, Malacca

Continued from A Famosa Fort ~ The Porta de Santiago, Malacca

St. Paul’s Church is just behind of A Famosa Fort, Malacca. So what are we waiting for? Let’s go… By the way, St. Paul’s Church is a Portuguese chapel built by Portuguese captain, Duarte Coelho in 1521. This church was named “Our Lady of The Hill”, then changed to St. Paul’s Church.

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St. Paul’s Church, Malacca

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Continued from Malacca Historic City

A Famosa ~ The Porta de Santiago, Malacca. We met you finally. A Famosa is a must visit travel destination in Malacca. This is the important landmark that you must not miss. Else you are not visiting Malacca at all. A Famosa was constructed by the Portuguese in 1511. And it suffered severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion.

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A Famosa ~ The Porta de Santiago, Malacca

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