VMY2014:Malacca - Bandar Hilir and the Museums

Well, basically this post will highlight the various museums i encountered in Malacca especially around Bandar Hilir area. I also snap some pics of the heritage logo, just to show how lucky Malacca people will all the recognitions. 

The People's Museum

The Maritime Museum

(Located behind this museum is the jetty for river cruise experience)

This riverside museum's highlight is a replica of Flor De La Mar, a treasure-laden Portuguese galleon which sank off the coast of Melaka. One of the most popular museums in Melaka. 

Customs Museum

The Malaysian Royal Navy Museum

Muzium Samudera is actually apart of the Maritime Museum

Medan Samudera.

Located opposite to the Maritime Museum.

This is the center of local foods, souvenirs, clothes, local craft and many more. Basically, this is the place like the Jonker Street but occupied by mostly malay community. So, for a Muslim travellers, it was a convenient to find and purchase halal food around here.

The latest opening in Melaka is the Melaka Alive Bahtera Merdeka: History in a new way.

It was opened on 11 January 2014.

The ticket fee.

Adult: RM45

Children: RM40

In brief, the Bahtera Merdeka is sort of a cinema / amphitheatre but utilise the water fountains in its showcase. This is the first fountain cinema screen built in Asia based on european and american technology. The theatre shows the history of Malacca since 400 years ago.

An article in one of the local newspaper explaining on the theatre :

The Bahtera Merdeka project will be a new 5D experience, a theatrical show with lighting, water and explosion special effects while the story of Malacca is displayed on a large water screen.

It promises visitors a unique experience in which they will journey through time from the arrival of Malacca's founding father Parames- wara in the 14th century to the invasions by the Portuguese, Dutch and British until what the state is today.

Some of the special effects include fireworks and 4D seating imported from the United States, while the audio-visual and show control system are from United Kingdom.

The Bahtera Merdeka can accommodate up to 500 people at one time

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Its open 4 times a week, from Thursday to Sunday. With 2-3 slots per day starting at 6.30 to 10.30 pm. 

Proclamation of Independence Memorial

Once the Malacca Club, this building is where Malaysia's (actually Malaya's) independence was proclaimed. 

A Famosa or Porta de Santiago

St Paul Hill

St Paul Hill's church 

It was built in 1521

The remainings

You can see, the hill is surrounded by natures as well as the local museums. 

If you take the stairs down, it will lead you to the main roundabout between the Dutch Square and the Jonker Street.

Another entrance to St Paul Hill

They might want to replace the cardboard signage to steel version.

Architectural Museum 

This is one of the old port. can;t recall the name

The government office is also one of the heritage here

Islamic Museum

UMNO museum

Old train

Stamp Museum

i discovered this. unbelievable. One of the most ancient thing in Malacca.  

It's amazing right. A historic discovery. I bet, this is just a beginning. There would be more to come in the future. I am not really sure about the history, so i just google and found this article about the Santiago Bastion

"A tremendously exciting find has been unearthed in Malacca. We may have found the remains of Santiago Bastion, which according to our records was located on the southern part of the Malacca Fort. The Bastion, one of four from the original structure was thought to have been destroyed by the British in 1807 when they sought to protect their position in Malacca.

Santiago Bastion?
The structure was unearthed during the construction of a commercial mall called the Dataran Pahlawan Project. The site of the Malacca Fort has always been well known to the people in Malacca who used to play there when they were children but no one would have suspected the existence of such an intact structure capable of telling us its story from the “grave”."

After, so many many years visiting Melaka, i am still thrilled and always looking forward for a new discovery. This place is never bored me. 

An uncle was doing his drawing on the structure

Bastion House

Next to the A Famosa, in front of the Santiago's structure

The Malay & Islamic World Museum

This 1930s building was called Bastion House and belonged to the Dunlop rubber company. 

Our famous A Famosa. 

We climbed the hill via this route and step down via another route which nearer to the Dutch Square and Cendol Jam Besar