The Alor Gajah Square ( ms, Dataran Alor Gajah) or Keris Square ( ms, Dataran Keris) is a
town square
A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true square, geometric square, used for community gathe ...
in
Alor Gajah Town,
Alor Gajah
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Melaka
Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has bee ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
Architecture
The square features the ''Kris Landmark'', a large bronze sculpture of a ''
kris
The kris, or ''keris'' in the Indonesian language, is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (''pamor''). Of Javanese origin, the kris is famous for its disti ...
''.
See also
*
List of tourist attractions in Melaka
This is the list of tourist attractions in Malacca, Malaysia.
Community
* Chitty Village
* Hang Tuah Village
* Jonker Walk
* Little India
* Morten Village
* Portuguese Settlement
Convention centres
* Malacca Internat ...
References
Squares in Malacca
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