Saint Pauls‘ Church Lighthouse

The Malacca Light is an inactive lighthouse in Malacca City, in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. It was commissioned during British rule in Malacca and was completed in 1849 as an additional beacon for ships travelling along the Strait of Malacca.

Photo: mvbalaji, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: lighthouse in Malaysia
Also known as: “Malacca Light”, “Malacca Lighthouse”, “Melaka Light”, and “St. Pauls‘ Church Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include A Famosa Fortress and St. Paul Church.

A Famosa Fortress

Castle

Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

St. Paul Church

Ruins

Photo: Rudolph.A.furtado, Public domain.

Saint Paul's Church is a historic church building in Malacca City, Malaysia, that was originally built from 1566 to 1590. It is the oldest European building east of India and the oldest surviving church building in Southeast Asia and the Far East.

Stadthuys

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 1.0.

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 is situated 140 metres north of Saint Pauls‘ Church Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malacca and Morten Village.

Malacca

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Malacca City is a city and the capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia. Malacca is a vibrant old city with a unique historical and cultural background. The city centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with George Town, Penang.

Morten Village

Hamlet

Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kampung Morten is a historically traditional Malay village in Malacca City Centre in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is named after a British land revenue collector during the British Malaya, Frederick Joseph Morten.

Portuguese Settlement

Neighborhood

The Portuguese Settlement is a neighbourhood in Ujong Pasir, Malacca City, which serves as a home for the Kristang or Portuguese-Eurasian people of Malacca.

Saint Pauls‘ Church Lighthouse

Category: lighthouse
Location: Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

2.19268° or 2° 11′ 34″ north

Longitude

102.24941° or 102° 14′ 58″ east

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

6PJ456VX+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 170829525

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

11696309

Wikidata ID

Q6740801

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Satellite Map

Discover Saint Pauls‘ Church Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Estonian to Spanish—“Saint Pauls‘ Church Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Estonian: “Melaka tuletorn”
Spanish: “Faro de Malaca”

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