THE MELAKA SULTANATE PALACE

The Melaka Sultanate Palace (a replica of the 15^th century Melaka Sultanate Palace) is located at the foot of St. Paul’s Hill. This replica was built based on annotations from the Malay Annals.  These historical records illustrate details of architecture and construction of the Malay Palaces during the reign of Sultan Mansur Syah from 1456 to 1477.

Among the objectives of constructing this palace replica are:

a)       For the public to experience the palace’s actual space and environment as the like of the Balairong Seri (the Main Hall where the Sultan grants audience), Balai Beradu (the Royal Bedchamber) and displaying physical characteristics of the Royal customs and rites during the Melaka Sultanate period

      b)   To showcase to the public the grandeur of Melaka’s Royal     Institution and in  remembrance of the rich Malay culture and civilization in addition to the   reminiscing of Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat great sword-fighting battle which  provides meaningful lessons and trigger polemics of all kind.

The palace replica was built in 1984 and it became the Cultural Museum. The Cultural Museum was officially officiated by the Prime Minister of Malaysia on 17th July 1986 and now the name has changed to Melaka Sultanate Palace. The whole building is made of hardwood whereas the roof is made of 'belian' wood. The construction of this replica was mainly based on the main Traditional Malay House characteristic that is of using wooden pegs instead of nails.

Generally, this museum with all of its distinct halls and spaces is an epitome of the great Malay civilization.