The Historical City Of Malacca

Welcome to Malacca World Heritage City. On this site you
will find comprehensive listing with information on almost
every aspect of visiting and living in Malacca.

Malacca Tourism
· Chinese temples
  · Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
· Hindu temples
  · Comming soon
· Churches
  · Christ Church
  · St. Francis Xavier's Church
  · St. Paul's church
· Mosques
  · Comming soon
· Museums
  · Cheng Ho Cultural Museum
  · Governor's Museum
  · Malaysia Youth Museum
  · Maritime Museum
  · Melaka Islamic Museum
  · Melaka Umno Museum
  · Museum of Architecture
  · Museum of History and Ethnography
· Heritage Sites
  · 8 Heeren Street
  · Bastion House
  · Dutch Graveyard
  · Dutch Square
  · Fortaleza de Malaca
  · Hang Jebat Mausoleum
  · Malacca River
  · Porta de Santiago
  · Proclamation of Independence Memorial
  · Stadthuys
  · St. Paul's Church
  · Tan Kim Seng Bridge
· Malacca clan associations
  · Eng Choon Association
  · Melaka Hainan Association
· Street names
  · Blacksmith Street / Jalan Tukang Besi
  · Church Street / Jalan Gereja
  · Fort Road / Jalan Kota
  · Jonker Street / Jalan Hang Jebat
  · Jonker Walk (Night Market)
  · Riverside / Jalan Laksamana
  · Temple Street / Jalan Tokong

Churches

Christianity, in the form of the Roman Catholic faith, was introduced into Malacca with the arrival of the Portuguese in 1511. It took root among segments of the society, especially through intermarriage between the Portuguese soldiers and the locals, which produce the Eurasians of Malacca today. Some of the earliest churches in Malacca were built by the Portuguese, which was quiet determined (though not very successful) in converting the population to the Christian faith. Subsequent colonial forces, namely the Dutch and the English, brought Protestant faith to Malacca, but left much less of a mark on Malacca compared to the Portuguese.

The immediate aftermath of the Dutch take over of Malacca was that the Roman Catholic faith was tolerated. But by 1666, under Governor Bort, who was a strict Protestant, the Roman Catholics faith was forbidden. Catholics were ordered to give up their faith - which many refused. The order was also biased, as it was directed only at the Roman Catholics, and not at other religions. Many Roman Catholics were forced to leave Malacca, and sought refuge throughout the Malay peninsula, all the way to Phuket and Bangkok. It was only much later that the Dutch allowed freedom of worship. Many of the churches in Malacca today were actually built during the Dutch era, even though many of these were Roman Catholic churches and cathedral. Some of the Roman Catholic churches were rebuilt on the site of earlier Roman Catholic churches which were destroyed or fell into neglect after the Dutch takeover.

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We recommend the following site(s):
· The Dutch in Malaysia: Dutchmalaysia.net
· Malacca on Wikipedia: Wikipedia.org