UNESCO World Heritage Site component

E926213

The UNESCO World Heritage Site component refers to Christ Church Melaka, an 18th-century Dutch colonial Protestant church in Malacca, Malaysia, renowned for its distinctive red façade and historical significance.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site component canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant church ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
church building ⓘ
historical building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
affiliation Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia ⓘ
architecturalStyle 18th-century colonial architecture ⓘ
Dutch colonial architecture ⓘ
builder Dutch East India Company administration in Malacca ⓘ
builtBy Dutch colonial authorities ⓘ
color red ⓘ
completionDate 1753 ⓘ
constructionEnd 1753 ⓘ
constructionStart 1741 ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
currentUse Anglican parish church ⓘ
denomination Anglican ⓘ
Protestant ⓘ
floorPlan simple rectangular nave ⓘ
hasBellTower yes ⓘ
hasCross yes ⓘ
hasFeature Dutch tombstones in the floor ⓘ
brass Bible stand ⓘ
handcrafted pews ⓘ
wooden ceiling ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageValue significant example of 18th-century Dutch colonial ecclesiastical architecture in Southeast Asia ⓘ
languageOfOriginalCongregation Dutch ⓘ
laterLiturgicalLanguages English ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
locatedAt Dutch Square, Malacca City ⓘ
locatedIn Malacca ⓘ
Malacca City ⓘ
linked to: Malacca

Malaysia ⓘ
state of Malacca ⓘ
linked to: Malacca state
locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
near Stadthuys, Malacca ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive red façade ⓘ
originalDenomination Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
originalPurpose Dutch Reformed place of worship ⓘ
region Straits of Malacca ⓘ
linked to: Strait of Malacca
religion Christianity ⓘ
roofType pitched roof ⓘ
significance symbol of Dutch colonial heritage in Malacca ⓘ
tourismImportance major landmark of Malacca City ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2008 ⓘ

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Christ Church Melaka → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ