Melaka Heritage City

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On the 7th. July 2008, Melaka and Georgetown were listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Cities List under "Historic Cities in the Straits of Malacca". This is certainly an historic day for Melaka in particular and Malaysia in general. Melaka and Georgetown are recognised as World Heritage Cites and we must be responsible custodians of this heritage status. These cities do not only belong to Malaysia now BUT to the whole World now. Let us do our part in the years ahead.

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MELAKA & GEORGETOWN LISTED BY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST UNDER "HISTORIC CITIES IN THE STRAITS OF MALACCA" FROM 7TH. JULY 2008

This is a very historic day for Melaka in particular and for Malaysia in general. Melaka and Georgetown have been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Cities under "Historic Cities in the Straits of Malacca" from 7th. July 2008. This was announced in Quebec, Canada after the UNESCO Heritage Meeting.

“Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia) 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.”

By : UNESCO World Heritage Centre