You will definitely find Melaka Historic Residential and Commercial Zone under the World Heritage Site an inspired gateway.
As for the architecture lovers or interior designer, you will be captivated by the unique blends of eastern and western of ornamentation, carving and interior design found in the residential and commercial buildings.
A friend of mine, a civil engineer loves to inspect the buildings in the Historical and Commercial Zone for inspirations. According to her, she looks mainly for the structure of the buildings or specifically how the buildings are joined together.
I guess the olden civil engineering skills are useful and could bring inspirations to the new generation. That’s provided if you care to look for the knowledge that’s hidden within the zone.
Below are some of the photographs that I took while exploring the area. As I am not a professional photographer, the angle of the shots and photographs might not be able to justify the beauty of my hometown.
Nevertheless, I am proud to present you the photographs below:
Peeping through the "holes" in Heeren Street.
Five-Foot Walkway.Shading me from the blazing sun and rains.
The beautiful carvings found on Chinese Temple Door
Ornamentation on the building facade.
Ornamentation on a 3 storey townhouse in Heeren Street.
Wooden ornamentation on townhouse in Jonker Street.
Side view of the narrow and long rectangular townhouse and shophouse.
One of the few old historical wooden door for admiration.
The beautiful bungalow left for ruins in Jalan Kampung Pantai.
The old windows of Melaka.
I hope that you will enjoy the photographs as much as I enjoy snapping it. I also hope my comments above will provide you a view of the overall view of the area.
Hope those lovely photographs could convince you to visit Melaka (Malacca). See you around friends!
