We also visited the Malay Heritage Centre. The centre has a land area of 8,000 square metre and is located at Sultan Gate of Kampong Glam. It was launched on November 27 in 2004 and we managed to find a lot of information about the heritage, culture and history of Malay Singaporeans there.
One interesting fact we found out about the heritage centre is that it was previously the Istana Kampong Glam, or the Sultan’s Palace. In 1999, the Malay Heritage Foundation started a 5-year restoration project and the building was renamed the Malay Heritage Centre after the restoration.
The place was built in 1840.
This is a model made of the place.
The place is very serene and tranquil. We think that the Sultans who had lived there were so lucky to live in such a beautiful place. We felt like royalties as we explored the former Malay palace with our teachers and friends!
This makes me want to visit the Malay Heritage Centre too!
ReplyDeleteWhat are the characters in the first picture called? They don't look like the Malay words my Malay friends write.
I wonder how the place looked like before the restoration.
ReplyDeleteAre there pictures of the place in the past in the Malay Heritage Centre?
Oh this is really interesting!
ReplyDeleteMy group did our project on Chinatown. We visited a centre like this too during our field trip and it is called Chinatown Heritage Centre. It is located along Pagoda Street. You guys should go there too! :)