St. Paul’s Church (ruins)
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St. Paul’s Church (ruins) is the remains of a 16th-century Portuguese-built church in Malacca, Malaysia, and one of the city’s most historic colonial landmarks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Paul’s Church (ruins) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era monument
ⓘ
historic church ruins ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | reachable by stairways up St. Paul’s Hill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | St. Francis Xavier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Portuguese captain Duarte Coelho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| category |
Portuguese colonial architecture in Malaysia
ⓘ
Roman Catholic churches in Malacca ⓘ church ruins in Asia ⓘ tourist attractions in Malacca ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1521 ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| currentCondition | roofless ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| feature |
Portuguese and Dutch gravestones displayed along interior walls
ⓘ
old Dutch tombstones ⓘ statue of St. Francis Xavier NERFINISHED ⓘ stone church walls ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Catholic chapel ⓘ |
| governingBody | Malacca state authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Melaka UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| laterName |
Church of Madre de Deus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igreja de Madre de Deus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malacca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malacca City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | St. Paul’s Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | laterite and brick ⓘ |
| near |
A Famosa fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Square, Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | panoramic views of Malacca and the sea ⓘ |
| originalName |
Nossa Senhora da Annunciada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Our Lady of the Annunciation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Malacca Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic core of Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | maintained as historical monument rather than active church ⓘ |
| region | state of Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | no longer used for regular worship ⓘ |
| significance |
one of Malacca’s most historic colonial landmarks
ⓘ
one of the oldest church buildings in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| tourism | popular viewpoint over Malacca City ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Dutch Reformed church after Dutch conquest of Malacca
ⓘ
burial site for Dutch dignitaries ⓘ place of worship during Portuguese rule ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.