MELAKA

KOTA A FAMOSA

A Famosa is the name of a tower built by the Portuguese after conquering Melaka in 1511. A Famosa part of Kota Melaka ( Fortaleza de Malaca ) which took 5 months to build. As a result of the scorching heat and lack of food, many forced laborers died while building the city. Materials to build the city were taken from the ruins of mosques and other buildings. The construction of the city of A Famosa under the direction of Alfonso de Albuquerque can be said to be a symbol of the resistance of the people of Melaka at that time, forcing the Portuguese to build a defensive city once they took control of the city of Melaka.

RIVER CRUISE MELAKA

The river starts from the foothills in the neighbouring state of Negeri Sembilan and feeds into the Strait of Malacca. A USD$100 million (RM350 million) infrastructure project to revive and rejuvenate the river which is the central to Malacca as a historical city was carried out. This has included construction of a tidal barrage, restoration of buildings and bridges, dredging, concrete river banks with river walkways. Land reclamation projects have extended the river mouth further into the Straits. his river has two sources. The main source of Sungai Melaka is located at the end of the Titiwangsa Range in Tampin , Negeri Sembilan and flows as Sungai Tampin, and the second branch begins in Tebong , Alor Gajah district as Sungai Batang Melaka. These two rivers meet in Gadek , Alor Gajah district to form the Melaka River. This river has its own historical value because on the left and right of this river is a municipal area , a settlement, cemeteries , businesses , shipping , ports and others for hundreds of years.

MENARA TAMING SARI

This tower can rotate 360 degrees for visitors to see the panorama of Melaka City as a whole. This tower is the first Gyro type rotating tower in Malaysia. The construction cost is around RM 24 million. The tower was officially opened on April 18, 2008 . The design is based on the design of Keris Taming Sari. It can accommodate up to 66 people at a time and is open from 10 am to 10 pm with a ticket price of RM20 for adults, RM10 for children and RM17 for senior citizens. Interestingly , Mykad owners have the opportunity to get a discount of up to 50 % when using this service. The tower, built using Swiss expertise, is capable of transporting 240 passengers in an hour. A rotation session will take about 7 minutes. The original location of this tower is on the banks of the Melaka River (near the Stadthuys Building ) but was moved to a new site because the original site has the ruins of the old wall of the Malay Sultanate of Melaka in addition to preserving the archaeological geofact. There is also a cafe called Taming Sari Cafe and a gift shop.