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The Stadthuys (an old Dutch spelling, meaning city hall) is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca City, the administrative capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia, in a place known as the Red Square. [1] The Stadthuys is known for its red exterior and nearby red clocktower.
(Malay: Muzium Sastera Melaka) Officiated by Chief Minister Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani in 1984, it is a museum which displays Malaysian literary works from the Malacca Sultanate period to contemporary Malaysia, such as written history of Malacca, the writings of Munsyi Abdullah, local Malay folklore and the laws of the Malacca Sultanate.
The listing was inscribed on the basis of Criterion (ii), "exhibit an important interchange of human values", [2] as the two cities are examples of multicultural trading forged from the exchange of Malay, Chinese and Indian cultures, and three successive European colonial powers over almost 500 years; Criterion (iii): "bearing unique testimony to a cultural tradition", [2] as the cities ...
ÆON Mall Bandaraya Melaka; Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall; Giant Bachang Malacca Mall; Hang Tuah Mall; ÆON Malacca Malacca, Ayer Keroh; KiP Mart Bachang; Mahkota Parade; Malacca Mall; Mydin Mall; Tesco Malacca; The Shore Shopping Gallery; Elements Mall, Hatten City
Malacca (Malay: Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Malay: Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to the south.
History and Ethnography Museum exhibition hall. The History and Ethnography Museum (Malay: Muzium Sejarah dan Ethnografi) is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.It is located inside the Stadthuys building, built during the Dutch Malacca administration period in 1650.
Malacca City (Malay: Bandaraya Melaka or Kota Melaka) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate.
The Dutch Square, with Christ Church (left, built in 1753) and the Stadthuys (right) Malacca was controlled as a colony of the VOC. All the chief administrators of Malacca were Dutch governors except for the brief period that the city was under British Residents during the Napoleonic Wars. However, focus on the administration of Malacca ...