Things to see in Melaka City
Melaka City is a city in Malaysia, with an urban population of about 789 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 3 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1A Famosa History
A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, around 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which eventually gave its name to the fortress as a whole.
2Malacca Straits Mosque Place of worship
The Malacca Straits Mosque is a mosque located on the artificial Malacca Island in Malacca City, Malaysia. Constructed at a cost of about MYR10 million, it was inaugurated on 24 November 2006 by the King of Malaysia, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail.
3Kampung Hulu Mosque Place of worship
Kampung Hulu Mosque is a mosque situated at Kampong Hulu Village in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the oldest mosque in Malacca and among the oldest in the country, having originally built around the year 1720–1728 and underwent renovation in 1892.
4Tranquerah Mosque Place of worship
Tranquerah Mosque is a mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was built in 1728 and located next to tomb of Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor and used to be the state mosque of Malacca before the establishment of Al Azim Mosque in 1990.
5Al Azim Mosque Place of worship
Al-Azim Mosque is the state mosque of Malacca.
6Kampung Kling Mosque Place of worship
Kampong Kling Mosque is a mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. Established in 1748, it is one of the oldest mosques on the Malay Peninsula.
7Christ Church, Malacca Place of worship
Christ Church, Malacca, is an 18th-century Dutch-built Anglican church in the city of Malacca City, Malaysia. It is the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia and is within the jurisdiction of the Lower Central Archdeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
8Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum Museum
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum also known as the Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum is a museum located at the foot of St. Paul's Hill in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.
9Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple Place of worship
Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple is the oldest existing/intact Hindu temple in Malaysia and one of the oldest functioning Hindu temples in Maritime Southeast Asia.
10Cheng Hoon Teng Place of worship
The Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (also called as the Temple of Green Cloud) is a Chinese temple practising the Three Doctrinal Systems of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism located at No. 25 Jalan Tokong, Malacca City, Malaysia.
11Malacca Literature Museum Museum
Malacca Literature Museum is a museum about Malaysian literary works in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which resembles the structural design of a residence and was officiated by Chief Minister Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani in 1984.
12St. Paul's Church Place of worship
Saint Paul's Church is a historic church building in Malacca City, Malaysia, that was originally built from 1566 to 1590. It is the oldest European building east of India and the oldest surviving church building in Southeast Asia and the Far East.
13People's Museum Museum
People's Museum is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which records and preserves the achievements of Malacca in the development sector and officially opened on 16 April 1992 by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
14Malacca Island Nature
Malacca Island is a man-made islet approximately 0.5 km off the coast of Malacca City – the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, just south of its business district of Taman Melaka Raya.
15Malaysia Youth Museum Museum
The Malaysia Youth Museum is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which dedicated to the youth of Malaysia and their contribution to the economic and social wellbeing at regional, national, and international levels.
16Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Museum
Baba Nyonya House Museum, also known as the Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum, is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia that showcases the local history of descendants of ethnic Chinese-Malays called Baba-Nyonya or Peranakan in the state.
17Cheng Ho Cultural Museum Museum
Cheng Ho Cultural Museum is a museum about the life of Zheng He in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.
18Church of St. Francis Xavier Place of worship
The Church of St. Francis Xavier is a church in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.
19Malacca Islamic Museum Museum
Malacca Islamic Museum is a museum about Islamic culture in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It exhibits various artifacts about the replica of early Quran manuscripts, history of mosques in the state, various religious figures from the state and Malaysia etc.
20Maritime Museum Museum
Maritime Museum is a museum about maritime activities in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was officially opened to the public by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on 13 June 1994, began with phase one.
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