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Historical City Tour Of Malacca: Flo De La Mar Maritim Museum & the Malacca Mosques

Historical City Tour Of Malacca: Flo De La Mar Maritim Museum & the Malacca Mosques

A quick glance, we visited the Flo De La Mar Maritim Musuem and Kampung Kling Mosque. It is a replica of the sunken Portuguese ship located at Jalan Quayside, Banda Hilir. The Maritim comprises Samudera Museum Phase I – Flor de Lamar (Replica Ship), Samudera Museum Phase II, Royal Malaysian Navy Museum and KD Sri Terengganu ship. You can seek the golden age history and maritime history of Malacca here. Exhibitions of yesteryears'...

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Historical City Tour Of Melaka: Fort A-Famosa

Historical City Tour Of Melaka: Fort A-Famosa

The famous Portuguese fortress, A Famosa is one of the oldest surviving European architecture in Malaysia. Built by the Portuguese during their occupation and is located at Bandar Hilir. The still standing is the remaining part of the fortress, Porta de Santiago after the severe destruction of the Dutch invasion. Under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque in 1511, this magnificent fortress was built. It serves as a poignant reminder of...

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Historical City Tour Of Malacca: Stadthuys Square

Historical City Tour Of Malacca: Stadthuys Square

Located in the heart of Malacca the Stadthuys Square is the historical landmark of Dutch Square that you could never miss out. It is well known as Red Square. The name derived from its red buildings or to be precise the maroon painted buildings. From a Dutch administration center, it has now turned into a museum of history, ethnography and literature. To me, the architecture of Stadthuys is a museum of its own. The Christ Church was built...

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Historical City Tour Of Malacca – Poh San Teng Temple: Hang Li Poh’s Well (or King’s Well)

Historical City Tour Of Malacca – Poh San Teng Temple: Hang Li Poh’s Well (or King’s Well)

The temple is located at the southwestern foot of Bukit China. Initiated by the Chinese Kapitans, it is a temple to pray for the souls of the China traders who came here for business in the early years. Now Bukit china has become the largest Chinese cemetery. Poh San Teng Temple main deity is "Fu De Zheng Shen" or "Tua Pek Kong". Often or not it is usually misunderstood that the temple is dedicated to Admiral Cheng Ho...

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Historical City Tour Of Malacca: Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

Historical City Tour Of Malacca: Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

After visited the Standhuys Square we visited the Cheng Hoon Teng temple. It is one of the Malaysia’s oldest Chinese temple and it is a premier historical monument that has survived through the  ravages of time. According to its history, this temple served not only the religious needs but also the official administrative centre and a court of justice for the Kapitans in the early years. Cheng Hoon Teng was founded in the 1600s by...

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