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Organs of Malaysia
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CHRIST CHURCH Christ Church is the oldest Protestant church in Malaysia. Its bricks were specially brought in from Zeeland in Holland. Its porch and vestry were added a hundred years later. Encased into the floor of the church are tombstones. Some are written in Portuguese and a few in Armenian. Some historians believe that these originally came from St. Paul's Church up on the hill. Who put them here is debateable. They could have been placed here by the Dutch when they occupied Melaka in 1641. However, it is unlikely that the highly religious Dutch would have placed Catholic tombstones inside their Protestant church. Another possibility is that they were installed there much later, by the British. When the British took over Malacca, they converted Christ Church for Anglican worship and added the weathercock and bell tower. Fortunately, they left the old Dutch tombstones that were laid in the floor where they are, and they remain to this day reminding visitors of the Dutch legacy in Malacca. Specification of the organ is:
Organ photograph and specification provided by Leonard Selva. Historical detail from Asia Explorers.
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