Malacca Sultanate Watermill | |
Native Name: | Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka |
Native Name Lang: | ms |
Building Type: | watermill |
Location: | Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia |
Location Town: | --> |
Start Date: | 2007 |
Completion Date: | March 2008 |
Destruction Date: | --> |
Cost: | RM1.5 million |
Management: | or |
Operator: | or |
Governing Body: | --> |
Height: | 13 meters |
Malacca Sultanate Watermill (Malay: Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka|lit=Malacca Malay Sultanate Watermill) is a replica watermill located along the bank of Malacca River in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which was built in 2007 and completed in March 2008.[1] It is the first and largest watermill in Malaysia, standing at a height of 13 meters and was built based on Islamic technology found in Syria and China.[2] The concrete structure is what remains nowadays, the wooden wheel is not present anymore and the attraction has fallen into decay.