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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.
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.
The Stadt Huys (an old Dutch spelling, meaning city hall) was the first city hall in New York City, United States.It was built in 1642 by the Dutch, when the settlement was named New Amsterdam.
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.
Christ Church circa 1905, with its then white exterior. The Dutch conquest of Malacca from the Portuguese Empire in 1641 saw the proscription of Roman Catholicism and the conversion of existing churches to Dutch Reformed use.
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 ...
Saint Paul's Church is a historic church building in Malacca City, Malaysia, that was originally built from 1566 to 1590. [1] It is the oldest European building east of India.
The museum is the largest in the state; it covers a total floor area of 5,110 m; divided into three levels and occupies eight units of old shop houses. [4] Some of the shops were built before 1786.