St Paul S Church Malacca
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St paul s church malacca. Paul s hill and is today part of the melaka museum complex comprising the a famosa ruins the stadthuys and other historical buildings. Paul s church at the summit of st. 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. The church offers breathtaking view of the melaka city.
Paul s church it was primarily used as a protestant church for about 112 years until christ church was completed in 1753. Paul s church church ranks as one of the. Paul hill the tiredness of climbing stairs will be forgotten when you grasp the breathtaking view of melaka city and the coastline. Built some 500 years ago it sits peacefully on top of the st.
Originally built in 1521 as a chapel it s the oldest church building in southeast asia. The never ending skyline can be viewed from the edge of the view point which is circled with railings. So make sure that you do not miss it on your tour to malacca. Macau has the ruins of st.
When the dutch invaded malacca in 1641 it was badly damaged the belfry tower was destroyed but the complex was later repaired and renamed st. Paul hs hill and church. Upon reaching the top of st. Paul s church makes up for one of the most interesting attractions because of its ruins.
Making your way to the st paul s church on the st paul s hill may take much longer than you have anticipated. Paul hill was renamed the bovenkerk upper church and used as the main parish church of the dutch community. The st paul s church was originally a chapel and was known to the portuguese in malacca as the chapel of mother of god madre de deus or our lady of the hill nossa senhora do oiteiro. The dutch conquest of malacca from the portuguese empire in 1641 saw the proscription of roman catholicism and the conversion of existing churches to dutch reformed use.
Paul s hill and is today part of the malacca museum complex comprising the a famosa ruins the stadthuys and other historical buildings. It is located at the summit of st. It is located at the summit of st. Paul s church is a historic church building in melaka that was originally built in 1521 making it the oldest church building in malaysia and southeast asia.
In 1741 in commemoration of the centenary of the capture of malacca. The best view point is where the monument of st. Malacca is a unesco world heritage site for a good reason including this historic 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.