A great mosque did exist, however it is not near the tourist hotspot Porta de Santiago (gateway of Portuguese fortress, A’ Famosa), but near Bulatan Kancil in front of The Stadthuys (Dutch town hall) which was part of the whole fort.
MELAKA (Bernama): A great mosque once existed beneath A Famosa, says the Melaka Museum Corporation (Perzim). A great mosque did exist, however it is not near Porta de Santiago (the gateway of the Portuguese fortress, A’ Famosa), but near Bulatan Kancil in front of The Stadthuys (Dutch town hall), ” said Perzim general manager Mohd Nasruddin Rahman.
He was responding to reporters’ enquiries about a promo teaser that recently aired for an upcoming episode of an Islamic documentary series by a local TV station which claimed the ruins exist beneath the remnants of the fortress.
Treasure hunters warned against disturbing Kota Syahbandar excavation site 15 Apr 2021 / 11:55 H. -Bernama
MELAKA: The state government has warned treasure hunters against disturbing the site
(pix) in Kota Syahbandar, Pulau Melaka here where pieces of wood believed from a merchant ship in the time of the Melaka Sultanate were found during an archaeological dig recently.
State Tourism, Heritage and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis said this was because the site was under the National Heritage Act and state’s jurisdiction and trespassers could be prosecuted.
“So, we ask these people (treasure hunters) not to enter the area. After all, it is dangerous to do any digging there and if anything happens, who wants to be held responsible?” he told reporters after opening the Ramadan Buffet in conjunction with the Melakan Visit Melaka campaign here, Wednesday night.
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MELAKA – No visitor to the Historic City of Melaka will be able to miss the charm of the unique architecture of its mosques that were built back in the 18th century.
The more familiar semi-spherical dome did not form the basis of mosque construction during that era in Melaka, which was then a prominent centre for the dissemination of Islam in Nusantara (now known as Southeast Asia).
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Instead, the mosques featured the pyramidal three-tiered roof – also known as the meru roof – and pagoda-shaped minaret that clearly reflected Chinese architectural elements.
The fusion of cultures in the architecture can be attributed to the traders who sailed to Melaka from the west and east, including China, as it was also a busy trading centre then.
Published on: Saturday, April 03, 2021
By: Bernama
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The artefacts have been discovered during a rescue archaeology by the archaeology section of the Department of National Heritage and the Melaka Museum Corporation since March 25, 2021. (Photo: Bernama)
MELAKA: A total of 30 pieces of wood believed to be from a merchant ship during the time of the Malacca Sultanate were found recently during an archaeological dig at Pulau Melaka.
State Tourism, Heritage and Culture Committee chairman, Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis said that besides the pieces of merbau (a hardwood), hundreds of old coins from the time of Sultan Mahmud (1488 - 1511) as well as the Dutch (VOC coins) and Portuguese occupation, as well as Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain shards, were unearthed. (pix)
MELAKA: Recently unearthed remnants of a wooden vessel and other artefacts could be the first discovery of links to the Melaka Sultanate.
The vessel is believed to be linked to the last ruler of Melaka, Sultan Mahmud Shah (1488-1511), said Datuk Dr Dionysius SK Sharma.
The archaeology buff is currently working closely with the National Heritage Department and Melaka Museum Corporation (Perzim) to unearth tangible artefacts relating to the sultanate. We used to discover remnants of galleons related to the (former colonialists) Dutch and Portuguese as well as Chinese junks, he said when met at the discovery site on Pulau Melaka on Friday (April 2).