The Red, Dutch Square, Malacca

The Dutch Square is famous for its red-painted buildings. It has a display of many unique Dutch mansonry and architectural skills. The Stadthuys, in the Dutch Square, was built in 1650, it is a typical Dutch building with a clock tower. It was once an official home to the Dutch Governors. It has been preserved in its original Dutch architectural form. It is also a historic museum and houses some interesting display of traditional bridal costumes and relics, and others.

Christ Church
Location : near Jalan Laksamana and Jalan Gereja in Melaka city.

This is a church built between 1741 and 1753 by Dutch to commemorate a century of their rule. It replaced a Portuguese church, which was shattered. Bricks were shipped from Zeeland in the Netherlands. On the floor of the church you will find Dutch tombstones. On the altar you will see sacramental silverware, still bearing the Dutch coat of arms. It is now an Anglican Church. The building shows the ingenuity of the Dutch architectural world. The beams were constructed from cutting and carving from a single tree and have no joints. The hand-made pews dated back some 200 years. It is the oldest protestant church in Malaysia.