Splendid at sunset, the grand old city evokes the bygone days of the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British, who each came, ruled the city in turn and left behind buildings in their characteristic architectural styles. Combined with the mosques of the native Malaysians and the quaint temples and alleyways of the immigrant Chinese, they all go to make up the old city's distinctive tapestry.
古城遲暮，夕陽無限好，遙想當年，葡萄牙人來過，荷蘭人來過，然後是英國人來，依次統治著這塊城邦，留下了各具風格的建築；再加上馬來本土的回教堂及華人移民留下的古街古廟，共同織就了今日古城的面貌。