Maritime Museum Complex (Flor de la Mar)

The maritime Museum is contructed after ‘Flora De La Mar’, the Portuguese ship that sank off the coast of Malacca on its way to Portugal. The museum is located at Jalan Quayside near the mouth of the Melaka River. The Flor de la Mar is 34 meters high and 8 meters wide. The museum focuses on the maritime history of Melaka and the golden age of the Melaka sultanate as the Emporium of the East.

Admission:

Adults : RM 3.00

Dutch Graveyard

This graveyard was first used at the last quarter of the 17th century. Presently, 5 Dutch and 33 British graves are sited within its compound. This cemetery was used in two stages that are between 1670-1682 and later between 1818-1838.

The grave that attracts the attention of most visitors is the one that has a tall column on it where two army officers were killed during the Naning War (1831-1832).

Victoria Fountain

Right in the middle of the Dutch Square, one will be surprised to see the presence of a British architectural monument – the Queen Victoria’s Fountain.

Surrounded by the red-painted heritage buildings constructed during Dutch occupation, the green-colour Queen Victoria’s Fountain of Melaka was built in 1904 by the British to commemorate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.

Made of English marble, the Queen Victoria’s Fountain is still functioning well today, and is considered as one of the most frequently photographed landmarks in Melaka.

Chinese Hill (Bukit China)

As the name implies, 'Chinese Hill' was the official settlement of the Chinese entourage that arrived with Princess Hang Li Poh. She was sent to Melaka by the Emperor to marry the Sultan Mansur Shah as a mark the advent of diplomatic relationship between Melaka and China until Portuguese occupation in 1511.

The Sultan constructed a palace on top of the hill. Today Bukit China is one of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside China with many of the tombs dating back to Ming Dynasty.