Stadthuys
The red town hall the Dutch built in 1650 as the office of their governor, the centrepiece of the square known as Red Square. Under the British it served as treasury, post office and government offices, and the red clock tower stands just beside it.
- Where
- Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 2.1941, 102.2492
Get the Stadthuys stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Stadthuys. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Melaka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Stadthuys
Christ Church 0.0 km
An Anglican church built by the Dutch in the eighteenth century, painted the same deep red as the Stadthuys beside it on Red Square. It is the oldest Protestant church in Malaysia that still holds services.
St Paul's Church 0.1 km
A roofless church on the summit of St Paul's Hill, first built between 1566 and 1590. It is the oldest European building east of India, and its walls shelter old Dutch tombstones, with the town and the strait spread out below.
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum 0.2 km
A timber reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate at the foot of St Paul's Hill, worked out from descriptions in the Malay Annals. It is built of hardwood and belian wood held together with wooden pegs, and was begun in 1984.
A Famosa 0.3 km
What remains of the fortress the Portuguese built around 1512, after the Dutch took the city and the British tore the rest down in 1811. The Porta de Santiago gateway still stands at the foot of St Paul's Hill, with the rebuilt Middelburg Bastion nearby.
Taming Sari Tower 0.4 km
A 110 metre gyro tower whose cabin turns as it rises, giving a full circle view over Malacca City and beyond. Opened in 2008, its design takes after Taming Sari, the legendary keris of Hang Tuah.
Cheng Hoon Teng Temple 0.4 km
The oldest functioning temple in Malaysia, where Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism are practised under one roof. It stands in Malacca's old quarter on the stretch known as Harmony Street, close to a mosque and a Hindu temple.
Jonker Street Night Market 0.5 km
The night market that takes over Jonker Street, the old heart of Malacca's Chinatown, filling it with food stalls, trinket sellers and slow-moving crowds. Old shophouses line both sides, and the stalls run between them.
Malacca River 0.7 km
The river that flows through the middle of Malacca state and its old city, a vital trade route in the fifteenth century heyday of the Malacca Sultanate. Boats now run along it past old warehouses, bridges and painted walls.
Questions
Where is Stadthuys?
Stadthuys is in Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Christ Church (0.0 km), St Paul's Church (0.1 km), Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum (0.2 km).
How do I get the Stadthuys stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Stadthuys and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Melaka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Stadthuys before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Melaka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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