Pictures of Malacca, my hometown



Malacca River



The Malacca Clock Tower, built during the Dutch era in the 17th century




Victoria Square near the Stadt House

 



The Victoria Fountain, built in the 19th century to commemorate Queen Victoria's rule





Replica of a Duthch Windmill




A  typical Malay village house in Malacca

 


The Art Gallery, which used to be the General Post Office

Malacca is one of the oldest cities in Malaysia being at least 500 years old. It has been ruled by  the Indo-Malays (13- 16th centuries), then later conquered by the Portuguese in the 16th century (1511) and  again later by the Dutch in the 17th century. Sometime in the 19th century the Dutch exchanged it for Benkoolen in Sumatra with the English. Today its a very popular tourist destination- last year alone more than 2 million people visited this tiny state.