Malacca Sultanate Palace - Malacca (Malaysia)

From A FormosaFortress. I walked to the palace. I paid a small entrance fee and went inside.  Compared to the crowd at A Formosa, most of the tourist here were Westerners at an older age group and there were plenty of them. I looked around and noticed that the Westerners outnumbered the locals at this palace. 

The palace currently houses more than 1,300 exhibits, ranging from artifacts, prints, photographs and drawings.  These represents the history and cultural heritage of the Malay Sultanate of Malacca and the various communities who settled in Malacca during the 15th century. 

All items are displayed in eight different chambers and in three galleries on the three floors of the palace. An interesting feature of the building is that no nails were used in the construction of the building, only wooden pegs. Situated at the foot of St.Paul's hill, it’s the only Malay palace from Malacca's glorious past built with such detail and refinement.

Let me walk you through, starting from the first floor right up to the third floor.  It’s just impossible to post the many pictures I took so I have narrowed down to some which I think will be of interest to you, beginning with Parameswara or Sultan Iskandar Shah who discovered Malacca. 

I spend more than 1 hour at this palace and I must say it was a fantastic experience.  I certainly gained knowledge on the background and history of the Malacca Sultanate.  I walked out and towards another historical site, the St Paul Hill featured as the next post. 

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