Malaysia - Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. With its government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications, Melaka demonstrates the early stages of this history originating in the 15th-century Malay sultanate and the Portuguese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century. Featuring residential and commercial buildings, George Town represents the British era from the end of the 18th century. The two towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.

Date of Inscription: 2008

Postcard 1: rec. 07 Oct 2011 via private swap from another big UNESCO Collector SLLiew

Postcard 2: RAS from nisnoopy3

Postcard 3: Jonker Street -- Europa-Asia RR # 62 - received from ShianChin

Postcard 4: The cool and peaceful surroundings in the old street of Melaka. --- Japan x other Countries RR #004 - received from nisnoopy3

Postcard 5: Stadhuys. Built in 1650 as the official residence uf Durch Governors and their officers, Stadguys now houses the Historical Museum and Ethnography Museum, displaying fine bridal costumes and relics from Malacca glorious past.

Japan x Other Countries RR #002 - received from nisnoopy3

Postcard 6: 19:10hrs Georgetown, Penang - official Postcrossing card