St Paul Hill Melaka
Paul s hill church bukit st.
St paul hill melaka. Paul hill the tiredness of climbing stairs will be forgotten when you grasp the breathtaking view of melaka city and the coastline. The state of melaka may be small but it definitely is a state that has shaped much of the nation s history. 4 4 4 votes address.
A statue commemorates this vip former resident. The hill is a small one and a short and uphill climb is necessary to get to the top of the hill. According to tripadvisor travellers these are the best ways to experience st.
Paul s hill bukit st. Paul s hill and is today part of the malacca museum complex comprising the a famosa ruins the stadthuys and other historical buildings. Paul s church malacca in 1553 before being shipped to goa his final resting place.
Built on the site of the last malaccan sultan s istana palace it was constructed by portuguese fidalgo nobleman captain duarte coelho in gratitude to the virgin mary for saving his life during a storm at sea. This is an interesting hill with history of the portuguese and the dutch. The portuguese developed the hill extensively starting 1511 and also built the a famosa fortress to protect the hill and malacca city from the attacks of the dutch and johor sultanate.
Bukit melaka and flag hill not to be confused with the one from penang. Malacca melaka 75200. The portuguese colonised melaka from 1511 to 1641.
Any trip to melaka would not be complete without paying a visit to st paul s hill. Gomelaka my is a comprehensive malacca melaka travel guide. Historical melaka tour with lunch from us 46 16 historical malacca day tour from kuala lumpur from us 55 04 malacca historical private tour with personal chauffeur from us 92 31.
A few vendors selling trinkets are. Leaving only the entrance faade and the structure of a church at the top of the hill. It is located at the summit of st.
Upon reaching the top of st. Ruins of saint paul s church on st paul s hill melaka malaysia the santiago gate was just a prelude of more to come as i ascended saint paul s hill which was also known by a few names over the centuries. The first thing they did was build a fort overlooking the river.
Paul s a path leads behind melaka sultanate palace to the main cemetery known as dutch graveyard the graveyard can also be reached from jalan chan koon cheng on the corner with jalan kota. Built by duarte coelho a portuguese captain in 1521 ad the church was formerly a chapel for the portuguese and it was named as nosa senhora our lady of the hill. Francis xavier s body was temporarily buried in st.
Saint paul s church is a historic church building in malacca city malaysia that was originally built in 1521 making it the oldest church building in malaysia and southeast asia. The ruins of st.
