Bukit Melaka, pusat kesultanan Melaka (Melaka hill, centre of the Melaka sultanate)

Bersambung daripada Muzium Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (Malay and Islamic World Museum), Melaka.

Continuing from Muzium Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (Malay and Islamic World Museum), Melaka.

Lebih terserlah di Bandar Hilir adalah tinggalan bangunan ini.

More outstanding in Bandar Hilir is these remains of a building.

Ia dikenali sebagai A Famosa, pintu gerbang kota yang katanya dibina oleh Portugis 500 tahun lalu.

It is known as the A Famosa, the gates for a fort said to have been built by the Portuguese 500 years ago.

Sekarang kita lihat bukit di belakangnya.

Now we have a look at the hill behind it.

Baca maklumat yang ada...

Read the available information...

Ramai mengenalinya sebagai Bukit St. Paul. Berapa ramai sedar nama asalnya adalah Bukit Melaka dan ia pernah menjadi pusat pemerintahan kesultanan Melaka?

Many knows it as St. Paul's Hill. But how many people realise its original name was Bukit (hill of) Melaka and it was once the centre of rule for the sultanate of Melaka?

Turut dipaparkan maklumat tentang batu laterit yang banyak terdapat di sekitar.

Also shown are information on laterite stones which are available in large amount around.

Serangan Portugis yang membawa kepada penaklukan Kota Melaka tahun 1511 merubah rupa bukit ini.

Portuguese attacks which led to the occupation of the city of Melaka in the year 1511 changed the look of this hill.

Ini diikuti serangan Belanda yang mengambil-alih kota tahun 1641.

This is followed by attacks from the Dutch who took over the city in the year 1641.

Bukit ini turut menyaksikan peralihan pemerintahan daripada Belanda kepada British...

This hill also witnessed the shift of rule from the Dutch to the British...

Apapun, jangan lupa bahawa Bukit Melaka pernah menjadi pusat pemerintahan kesultanan Melaka. Dan istana kesultanan pernah terletak di atasnya.

Whatever, never forget that Bukit Melaka was once the centre of rule for the sultanate of Melaka. And the sultanate's palace used to be situated up there.

Naik ke puncak bukit...

Climbing up to the hilltop...

Ada tinggalan gereja St. Paul. Itulah yang menyebabkan bukit ini kini dikenali sebagai Bukit St. Paul.

There are remains of the church of St. Paul. That is why the hill is now known as St. Paul's Hill.

Sejarah tentang gereja...

History of the church...

Jangan lupa, ia dibina di atas tapak istana Melaka yang dimusnahkan oleh Portugis...

Don't forget, it was built on the site of the Melaka palace which was destroyed by the Portuguese...