Continued from Maritime Museum (Replica Flor de La Mar), Malacca
Maritime Museum Phase 1 was opened by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia on 13 June 1994. While Maritime Museum Phase 2 was opened by Y.B Datuk Poh Ah Tiam, Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism, Culture and the Environment on 23 May 1998. Phase 1 highlights Malacca’s importance as a regional and international business centre from the period of the Melaka Sultanate, right through the Portuguese, Dutch and British era. And phase 2 shows the majesty of the seas and the oceans, the inter dependence of the maritime world and Man, and the role of the seas and oceans in Man’s continuing progress.
Alfonso De Albuquerque
Continued from Hang Li Poh Well, Malacca
Maritime Museum (Replica Flor de La Mar), Malacca is also known as Muzium Samudera in Malay language. There are 2 phases of Maritime Museum. And together with TLDM Museum and Ex-KD Sri Terengganu Warship are part of the Maritime Museums Complex. We are going to explore Maritime Museum this time only. Hey, Maritime Museum is a Portuguese ship that sank off the coast of Melaka while on its way to Portugal. Let’s get on board
Maritime Museum, Malacca
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…
Ship at History & Ethnography Museum
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.
St. Paul’s Church, Malacca
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.
A Famosa ~ The Porta de Santiago, Malacca
