Exploring Malaysia 
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A Famosa (Porta de Santiago)
The most well known historical building in Melaka is its famous fort A Famosa which stands next to the Stadthuys. It was built by the Portuguese Admiral, Alfonso d’ Albuquerque in 1511 as a fortress. It sustained severe structural damage during the Dutch Invasion, but timely intervention by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808 saved what remains of it today.
The Stadthuys
Built in 1650 as the official residence of Dutch governors and their officers, the Stadhuys displays fine Dutch architecture. Preserved in its original structure and form it now houses the Historic and Ethnography Museums.
Culture Museum / Melaka Sultanate Palace
Situated at the foot of St. Paul’s Hill the Cultural Museum, also known as the Istana, or Sultanate Palace, is a replica of a 15th Century Malay palace. The wooden structure houses artefacts, prints, photographs and drawings that represent the historical and cultural heritage of Melaka’s Malay Sultanate and the various communities from the period.
Light and Sound Show
A novel way of being introduced to the history of Melaka would be to watch the light and sound show at Bandar Hilir, Padang Pahlawan. Significant events in Melaka’s history are re-enacted by means of lights, narrative, dialogue, music and sound effects that injects almost real-life drama into events.
