Malacca Sultanate Palace

This palace of the Malacca Sultanate showcases an exquisite piece of Malay architecture, and is situated at the foot of the St. Paul Hill. Built from sketches found in the ancient Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals) and using traditional craftsmanship, it is a replica of Sultan Mansur Shah's palace, the famous Sultan who ruled Melaka from 1456 to 1477.

The Malacca Sultanate Palace houses Malacca Cultural Museum and contains currently some 1,350 items in the form of artefacts, prints, photographs and drawings which represent the history and cultural heritage of the Malay Sultanate of Melaka and the various communities, which came to settle in Melaka during that period.

The three-storey building is divided into eight chambers and three galleries including chambers of the Royal band, weaponry, decorative arts, emissaries and gifts, a recreation hall, an audience hall and an Islamic hall.

The galleries depict the famous clash between the legendary warriors Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat, traditional costumes and the royal bedchamber. Exhibits which include prints and photographs of the Melaka Sultanate, Malay weapons, Malay traditional wedding dress, jewelleries and brassware.
The items in the Malacca Sultanate Palace itself are good for learning history and the stories they tell are facinating. There are life like figures which wears the different tyoes of costumes and each tells a different history. There are also other cultural heritage of foreigners first setting foot into the country.