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Jonker Walk<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jonker Street is known worldwide among serious antique collectors as one of the best places to hunt and bargain for antiques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, a new wave of cafes and craft shops have sprouted on this street, lending it a cultured air of old-meets-new.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cheng Hoon Teng<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cheng Hoon Teng is a premier historical monument that has survived the ravages of time. It was founded in the 1600s by the Chinese Kapitan Tay Kie Kialias Tay Hong Yong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its early years, besides serving the community’s religious needs, the temple also functioned as the official administrative centre and a court of justice for the Kapitans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kampung Kling Mosque<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kampung Kling Mosque (Masjid Kampung Kling) is an old mosque located at Jalan Tukang Emas, also known as Harmony Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harmony Street portrays a sense of harmony between the major races in Malaysia and temples of different religions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sri Poyyatha Moorthi Temple is built in 1781, the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia and one of the oldest functioning Hindu temples in Maritime Southeast Asia. Located in the state of Malacca, the temple is one of the few existing Chitty temples in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Stadthuys<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Stadthuys was built in 1650, the oldest Dutch building in South East Asia. In the present, the Stadthuys was converted into a history museum which exhibits Malacca’s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christ Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Christ Church is built in 1753 by the Dutch, which took 12 years to build. The 8 foot long ceiling beams were cut in one piece and constructed without joints. The handmade pews are original and date back 200 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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St Francis Xavier’s Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

St. Francis Church was built in 1856, located in Jalan Laksamana. The church is bulit on the site of an old Portuguese church. The church’s finishing touches were completed in 1859 by Father Allard, with the present-day presbytery built in 1874.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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St Paul’s Hill<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

St Paul’s church stand at the summit of St. Paul’s hill. The church is renowned as the place where the body of Francis Xavier, the pioneering Catholic missionary of Southeast Asia, was laid to rest for a period of 8 months after his death at sea (from arch 22nd, 1553 to December 11th, 1553).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Malacca Sultanate Palace<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Malacca Sultanate Palace is a replica of 15th century palace in Melaka. The museum mainly display exhibits that are related to the culture of Melaka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A’ Famosa<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Portuguese admiral, Alfonso d’Alburquerque, built Porta de Santiago or A’Famosa in 1511. However, this fortress was badly damaged during the Dutch invasion in 1641, only remains the front gate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Islamic Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Islamic Museum of Malacca was set up not solety for the purpose of exhibiting documents and artefacts pertaining to the Islam religion, but also to serve as a center to research on how Islam came to Malacca and how the religion spread to the entire country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Melaka River Cruise<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Melaka River Cruise is 45 minutes boat ride on Sungai Melaka with audio comentary. The cruise offers new perspectives of the attractions in Melaka. You can get the boat at Muara Jetty and Taman Rempah Jetty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Maritime Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Maritime Museum or the Flora de Lamar is a replica of the Portuguese ship which sank in the coast of Malacca while on its way to Portugal. The replica is a staggering 34 meters in height and 8 meters in width. The main focus of the museum is the maritime history of Malacca and the golden ages of Malacca’s Sultanate as the Emporium of the East. Other than exhibits on the history of the Malaccan Maritime, the museum also showcases the different eras that Malacca has gone through starting from the Malacca Sultanate era to the Portuguese era, Dutch era and ending with the British era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Taming Sari Tower Malacca<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Opened to public in the year of 2008 April, Taming Sari Tower Malacca, so far is the one and only gyro tower in the country. The name is adapted from Seri Keris, a mythical weapon is said to has the possessive power belongs to the local legendary warrior Hang Tuah. The structure design of the tower follows the shape of the Keris. The tower is 80 meters in height revolves 360-degree that manages to provide a panoramic and interesting view of Malacca state within 7 minutes. The 7 minutes ride will host a great sight of the town such as St. Paul’s Hill, Melaka River Cruise, St. JohnFort and Portuguese Square.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Princess Hang Li Poh<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Located at the foothill of Bukit Cina and next to Sam Po Keng Temple, Princess Hang Li Poh’s Well (also known as King’s Well) was built in 1459 by followers of Princess Hang Li Poh as the main source of the water supply in the town. Being the oldest well in Malaysia, it is said that the well will never dried up, not even during times of extreme drought. Today, Princess Hnag Li Poh’s Well functions as a wishing well. It is believed that those who toss coins into the well or drink its water will return to Malacca again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Malacca Straits Mosque<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Malacca Straits Mosque, also known as Masjid Selat Melaka, is a mosque located on the man-made Malacca Island in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was built using the mix of Middle Eastern and Malay craftsmanship and looks like a floating structure when the water level is high.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Attraction Jonker Walk Jonker Street is known worldwide among serious antique collectors as one of the best places to hunt and bargain for antiques. Recently, a new wave of cafes and craft shops have sprouted on this street, lending it a cultured air of old-meets-new. Cheng Hoon Teng Cheng Hoon Teng is a premier historical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-636","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":684,"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/636\/revisions\/684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelmelaka.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}