The Stadthuys
Situated in Melaka city.
The Dutch Square is famous for its red-painted buildings. It has a display of many unique Dutch mansonry and architectural skills. The Stadthuys, in the Dutch Square, was built in 1650, it is a typical Dutch building with a clock tower. It was once an official home to the Dutch Governors. The Melaka Clock Tower was built in 1886.
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Neat! I love the rich colour of the red.
ReplyDeleteVery European. Why the fondness for Red? Does the color symbolize something for the Dutch?
ReplyDeleteNice building! Great photo!
ReplyDeletei like the tiled roof.
ReplyDeleteit looks like it would be a governors building..... very stately...
ReplyDeletewhen i was researching Melaka i came upon something that refers to the red buildings....
'they tend to be not well preserved and the city government decided to paint all the buildings in the historical district a bright brick red some years ago, which detracts from their aesthetic value. '
Melaka is quite interesting....
Alex, I do too. It's so rich and appealing.
ReplyDeleteMr. Baker, I don't have a clue as to what this symbolizes. I guess it was just what's avaiable at that time.
Sonia, thanks for the visit again.
dong, thanks, yeah tiled roof goes well with this structure i thought.
ReplyDeletecarol, i wished i researched it before we came. thing is it was a spur of the moment decision. we decided today and tomorrow we were off to malacca. but it's a quaint little town.
Red is a lovely and striking color. It makes a structure stand out.
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