Malacca (known as Melaka) is a colorful city with cultural convergence between indigenous culture and Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch. Being multicultural because Melaka was the colony of the British and the Netherlands. The Chinese-Malaysian people also sold pottery and many types of silk and settled in this place hundreds of years ago. Besides, it also has the Portuguese’s traces of the fort.
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Located peacefully beside the Malacca river, the Holland Square is striking with the dark red architectural works. Following the shady red brick roads, visitors can stroll along the banks of the Malacca River to admire the paintings on the walls of the river in many different themes.
We cannot mention a prominent site in the Holland Square marking the Netherlanders’ living period is the church built in 1753 according to the European style. The church was painted dark red with the shape of crucifix, which is next to the clock tower was painted dark red.
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When coming to the Dutch Square, touists are attracted by the Staddhuys red buildings with the boxes of white windows. It was the public building of the Netherland governors from the 17thcentury, but now it is the Museum of Ethnography. There are also the countless of public service buildings with typical red color. Because of that, this Holland Square is also known as the Red Square.
Being adjacent to the church and clock tower, there is also a fountain with British-style dark stone columns carved quite beautifully. This work is to commemorate the Britain’s Queen, Victoria. talking about the cultural diversity of Malacca, we are totally mistaking if forgetting to mention the Portuguese’s bastion or the Sultan’s palace located next to it. Despite remaining only the traces of a timeless city gate and guns, the Portuguese fort was particularly attracted tourists.
Located next to there is the Sultsan palace was for the leader of Malacca. It is also known as “forbidden palace garden”. The entire palace is the true reproduction of the image of a morning meeting between the Malacca’s Sultan and courtiers. Many documents and items are remained intatly.
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The trishaw 3-wheel pedicabs are a typical feature not failing to be mentioned in Malacca. They are plaited with showy flowers, decorated dolls, teddy bears and played pulsating music. At night, the cars has an extra twinkle lights like the flower cars. Basically, the trishaw vehicles have much point in common with cylos in Vietnam. Dubbed “specialty” here, most of tourists are excited when they are carried around to visit some relics around this area.
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