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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.
The clock tower was built in 1886 by Tan Jiak Kim, a wealthy businessman and philanthropist, in memory of his late father Tan Beng Swee who died in 1884.It replaced an earlier clock tower erected in 1873 to house a clock donated by his father.
It starts from across Malacca River near the Stadthuys, with the street in the area filled with historical houses along its left and right sides dating back to 17th century, many of which are shops selling antiques, textiles, foods, handicrafts and souvenirs such as keychains and shirts.
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 state capital, Malacca City, with a variety of architectures inherited from its colonial days, was declared a historical city on 15 April 1989 and granted city status on 15 April 2003 by the Federal Government of Malaysia. The city's historical core has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 7 July 2008. Malacca City along with ...
It is strategically located at the mouth of Malacca River. 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 ...
Map of (Malacca) Melaka Town in 1951. The economy of Malacca City is largely based on tourism. As the economic centre of the state of Malacca, it also hosts several international conferences and trade fairs. The city is located along the Maritime Silk Road, proposed by China in 2013.
The museum building was originally used as the residence for Dutch dignitaries living in Malacca until the end of World War II after which the building was abandoned. On 19 March 1954, G.E.W Wisdom, the British Resident Commissioner in Malacca, turned the building into the Malacca State Museum, until it was moved to Stadthuys in 1982.