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Stadthuys

The Stadthuys is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca City, the administrative capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia, in a place known as the Red Square.

Stadthuys
Stadthuys · Wikimedia Commons
The place

The Stadthuys is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca City, the administrative capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia, in a place known as the Red Square. The Stadthuys is known for its red exterior and nearby red clocktower. It was built by the Dutch in 1650 as the office of the Dutch governor and deputy governor. It continued to be used as the Treasury, Post Office, Government Offices, and suites of apartments for the high officials after the takeover by the British.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Stadthuys

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    A Famosa

    A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, around 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which eventually gave its name to the fortress as a whole.

    300 m · Portuguese fortress in Melaka, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Malacca Straits Mosque

    The Malacca Straits Mosque is a mosque located on the artificial Malacca Island in Malacca City, Malaysia. Constructed at a cost of about MYR10 million, it was inaugurated on 24 November 2006 by the King of Malaysia, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail.

    1.7 km · mosque in Melaka Tengah, Malacca, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Kampung Hulu Mosque

    Kampung Hulu Mosque is a mosque situated at Kampong Hulu Village in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the oldest mosque in Malacca and among the oldest in the country, having originally built around the year 1720–1728 and underwent renovation in 1892.

    600 m · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Tranquerah Mosque

    Tranquerah Mosque is a mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was built in 1728 and located next to tomb of Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor and used to be the state mosque of Malacca before the establishment of Al Azim Mosque in 1990.

    2.2 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Al Azim Mosque

    Al-Azim Mosque is the state mosque of Malacca. It is located next to the Malacca General Hospital, the Malacca Al-Quran Museum and the State Heroes Mausoleum and was constructed to replace the former state mosque at Tranquerah Mosque and officially opened on 13 July 1990 by the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.

    2.8 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Kampung Kling Mosque

    Kampong Kling Mosque is a mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. Established in 1748, it is one of the oldest mosques on the Malay Peninsula.

    300 m · mosque in Melaka, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Multimedia University

    Multimedia University, is a private research-led university in Malaysia whose mission emphasizes teaching, industry collaboration and the preparation of graduates for both professional careers and advanced research. Founded in 1997, it is the first private university within Malaysia and is a member of The Alliance of Government Linked Universities.

    6.8 km · Private research university in Malaysia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Christ Church, Malacca

    Christ Church, Malacca, is an 18th-century Dutch-built Anglican church in the city of Malacca City, Malaysia. It is the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia and is within the jurisdiction of the Lower Central Archdeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.

    0 m · church in Malacca, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum

    Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum also known as the Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum is a museum located at the foot of St. Paul's Hill in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.

    200 m · museum in Malacca, Malaysia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Cheng Hoon Teng

    The Cheng Hoon Teng Temple is a Chinese temple practising the Three Doctrinal Systems of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism located at No. 25 Jalan Tokong, Malacca City, Malaysia.

    400 m · Chinese temple in Melaka, Malaysia · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Stadthuys

Airports
Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 86 km · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 130 km · Senai (JHB), 169 km
Stations
Malacca International Airport, 7.7 km
  • Sepang → Stadthuys
    78 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · RM22–29
  • Subang → Stadthuys
    1150 km · quickest by air, 13h 59m · Rp2,618,190–4,032,340
  • Johor Bahru → Stadthuys
    186 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · RM42–55
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Stadthuys

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Stadthuys. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inChartered taxi services are available from the end of Jalan Kee Ann.
  • Get inDaily ferries run from Bengkalis, Dumai and Pekanbaru in Sumatra, Indonesia.
  • Get inAll ferries arrive and depart from the (Jeti Shahbandar) at Taman Melaka Raya near the Maritime Museum.
  • Get aroundChartered taxis would cost about RM20 to go anywhere in the city whereas an e-hailing ride may be lower than half the price for a much safer and cleaner car and driver.

From Wikivoyage: Malacca, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    SelatpanjangID

    7 ways of moving, 12 sources

    142 km
  2. 02
    Tanjung Balai KarimunID

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    178 km
  3. 03
    TiomanMY

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    226 km
  4. 04
    Tanjung Pinang and BintanID

    9 ways of moving, 49 sources

    283 km
  5. 05
    Lake Toba and SamosirID

    9 ways of moving, 23 sources

    379 km

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