Christ Church and Temples! :)

The Christ Church! Christ Church is an 18th-century Angilan church in the city of Melacca (Jalan Merdeka) it takes around 15 minuites from the Lisbon Hotel. The Dutch built this place in 1753 as a Dutch Reform Church, and its architectural details include such wonders as ceiling beams cut from a single tree and a Last Supper glazed tile motif above the altar. It was later consecrated as an Anglican church, and mass is still performed today in English, Chinese, and Tamil.

 It is the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia and is within the jurisdiction of the Lower Central Archdeaconry of the Angilan Diocese of West Malaysia. Besides that, we also visited the Chinese temple as well. It is said that those days when these Church, Temples, Mosque and others were building, all of them have the mixture of combination when it comes to the concept. 

For example, Mosque in Melacca, the design of the Mosque have the combination of Hindu and Chinese cultures. In the past century, people live together as one family without taking any serious of where you from or what culture are you. They want all to be the same and live in harmony and peace. 

The "rickshaw" are one of the very unique thing in Melacca. It comes with many types of different shapes, sizes, colours and the concept. When you talk about Melacca, you should know that rickshaw also part of the tourism industry. Tourists just love to ride on it as u can experience the way it is.

 

Located next to the Stadthuys Complex, Christ Church is the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia and is placed within the jurisdiction of the Lower Central Archdeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.  Christ Church was built in 1753 by Dutch. Christ Church is also the oldest surviving Dutch church building found outside the Netherlands and Sunday services are still held in this church.

 

 That's Mr. Richard who is giving us the instruction and information to us about the buildings plus rules that we should follow while visiting these places.

Red Clock Tower is another significant icon sits on Dutch Square. It was erected in 1886 in honor of a generous Chinese tycoon named Tan Beng Swee. Some called it 'Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower'.

Youth Museum and Art Gallery: Sandwiched between Christ Church and Laksamana Road is Malaysia Youth Museum & Art Gallery which was built in 1784 as Dutch Administrative Complex. In 1826, it was turned into a school (Malacca Free School). In 1920s, the building was renovated to be double-storey building and later used as a post office before converting into museum as what we see today.

I found this logo along the street in one of the restaurant, This logo caught my intention to look at it and I found it unique :) 

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple is one of the most notable landmarks in Malacca. Set near the Hindu temple Sri Pogyatha Vinoyagar along Jalan Hang Lekiu (in Jonker Street) this Chinese temple is billed as the oldest Buddhist place of worship in the country. Built in 1646, it is also known as the ‘Merciful Cloud Temple’. 

This is the inside view of the Chinese temple. Structure of the temple: The main prayer hall of Cheng Hoon Teng Temple has a weighty saddled roof, domineering dark timber beams and beautiful carved woodwork. Smaller chambers devoted to ancestor worship are prominent throughout the temple: these rooms are filled with tablets bearing photographs of the deceased.

 

This structure was found in the Chinese temple and this is actually the place where people take water from. This method was used many century ago. The hole is very deep inside and the water comes from underground land.

The temple is dedicated to Kuan Yin, Goddess of Mercy. A black, gold and red-robed statue of the goddess stands in the central prayer hall.

Background is the beautiful Christ Church with the Red Buildings.