This postcard shows a view of the Stadthuys (‘town hall’ in Dutch) in Malacca’s Town Square, which was constructed in the 1650s and once served as the Dutch administrative centre and the Dutch Governor’s residence. Part of this historic landscape is the Christ Church, which was formerly the Dutch Reformed Church of Malacca before being re-consecrated and renamed in 1838. It is said to be the oldest surviving Dutch church building found outside the Netherlands today. Another significant landmark on the Town Square is the clock tower. Its foundations were first built by Straits Chinese merchant Tan Beng Swee, and completed in 1886 by his son Tan Jiak Kim.
