Malacca Town

At the first glimpse of the Malacca town, part of the town is seemingly painted in red color. Actually, most of these red colored buildings are the result of the influences of the Portuguese occupation in the early days. In addition to that, China and British influences seem to blend into the Malacca town as well due to the rich cultural and historical heritage of Malacca in the early days. There are quite a few interesting places here in the Malacca Town, some of these interesting spots include the magnificent red colored buildings (Stadthuys, Dutch Square and Christ Church), A' Famosa (Porta De Santiago) and as well as the Mahligai Restaurant.

Actually, the few buildings that are red in color are the most eye catching and attention demanding buildings. Three of these buildings are the Stadthuys, Dutch Square and Christ Church.

Stadthuys
Firstly, for the Stadthuys, it was originally built as Dutch Colonial offices. In this building, various traces of Dutch masonry and carpentry can be found on all of the doors, the walls, the windows and the wooden ceiling which is carved with floral pictures. Nowadays, the Stadthuys is obviously not used as a colonial office anymore, therefore, the purpose of this building now is to act as a historical building housing the Ethnography Museum where European and Chinese Antiques are being display to the public.

Christ Church
Aside from the Stadthuys is the Christ Church which is also red in color due to the reason where it was constructed with red bricks imported from Holland in the early days. The original purpose of this church is to announce the hour of the act of worship in the early days. Remember to take a glance inside the Christ Church as the pews inside the church are handmade and in addition tot that, this church is actually supported by huge overhead beams stretching all the way up to the roof. Dutch Square

The Stadthuys is actually situated at the inside of the Dutch Square. The Dutch Square and the Stadthuys can be said as identical as both of these architectures are the result of the Dutch architectural skills and moreover, both of these buildings are red in color which in a sense makes them unique and easy to identify. Aside from the Stadthuys, the Queen Victoria’s fountain is also located at the proximity of the Dutch Square where the Queen Victoria’s fountain was built in 1901 to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

A' Famosa (Porta De Santiago)
In Malacca, the A' Famosa (Porta De Santiago) was once a great fortress which serves as a stronghold protecting Malacca from any foreign invasions. In 1808, when the British decided to demolish this fortress, crowbars and spades were proven to be ineffective as this fortress was so strongly built that gunpowder had to be used in order to level this fortress. Sometime later, thanks to the effort of Stamford Raffles trying to preserve the fortress, the tourist can at least still look at what is left in this once great fortress.

Restaurant Mahligai
The Mahligai Restaurant is by far one of the best Malaysian style outdoor dinning and chilling spot in Malacca. The reason behind this is because in addition to the tasty local delicacies, the customer here in the restaurant can also enjoy the view of the Malacca River accompanied by half a dozen of historical sights. Some of these historical sights include the St. Paul Hill, the Maritime Museum and the Dutch Square which can be easily seen from any tables in the Mahligai Restaurant.

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