Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Melaka – the World Heritage Site (I)

In July 2008, Melaka (Malacca) was recognized as a world heritage site by UNESCO. I went to this historic town recently, and took these pictures…

Christ Church, built in 1753…


Art Gallery…


Fountain, built in memory of Queen Victoria (1819-1901, crowned 1837). It was completed in 1904…


Clock tower…


I like the architecture of the red buildings, because they are simple yet elegant.

More to come. Stay tuned...

Posted by at
Labels: ,

17 comments:

  1. 玲别依依8/13/2008 9:58 AM

    anymore pictures for Melaka?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous8/13/2008 10:44 AM

    I really miss Malacca and it's historic flare. Looking forward to the photos. :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. 迷迭香8/13/2008 11:12 AM

    i fully agree with u.... ^_^

    ReplyDelete
  4. khengsiong8/13/2008 12:18 PM

    玲别依依
    Long time no see :-)
    Yes, more pictures to come.

    cc
    Malacca is a nice place, huh?

    迷迭香
    Fully agree with me? Do you mean the architecture?

    ReplyDelete
  5. Anonymous8/13/2008 12:50 PM

    Nice red building pics.

    ReplyDelete
  6. HappySurfer8/14/2008 4:18 PM

    The red is really eye-catching and probably positively fengshui'd up Malacca.

    ReplyDelete
  7. khengsiong8/14/2008 4:56 PM

    neo
    Yeah, they are nice.

    happysurfer
    Good fengshui brings good tourist money to Malacca, hahaha...

    ReplyDelete
  8. ~ JChan。찬준偉 ~8/14/2008 5:43 PM

    Miss Melaka so much. ToT



    Yap. That also one of the fake behind this.
    Poor kids... O.o

    ReplyDelete
  9. kyh8/15/2008 1:55 AM

    Planning to go next week to do research on buildings. It would be my first time to step foot in Malacca, after having dreamed for this trip since god knows when. Now with its prestigious World Heritage Site honour, it gies me more reason to visit the state.

    ReplyDelete
  10. kyh8/15/2008 2:03 AM

    And I think u meant 1837, and not 1937 right? :P

    ReplyDelete
  11. khengsiong8/15/2008 8:10 AM

    jchan
    Thanks for dropping by :-)

    kyh
    Error corrected. Thanks :-)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Shingo T8/15/2008 5:47 PM

    Been to these red buildings many years ago. Its like one of the must-go places in Malacca.

    But I can't find the famous chicken rice ball place. =(

    ReplyDelete
  13. khengsiong8/16/2008 8:32 AM

    shingo
    The chicken rice ball place is just across the river from the red buildings.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Katherine8/19/2008 7:27 PM

    Your pictures are so good looking! Makes them look more antique!

    ReplyDelete
  15. khengsiong8/20/2008 8:59 AM

    宝茹
    Thanks, but actually I am not happy with my pics.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Katherine8/20/2008 8:32 PM

    Don't be too harsh on yourself. :)

    ReplyDelete
  17. 花花樹10/06/2009 5:55 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)