Muar Town, a photo from Johor, West

Photographer's Note

The corner architecture that label with the year of built 1947 is a small Chinese restaurant.

Before the colonial era, local architectures are typically built with bamboos, woods and sometimes stones. As showing in the above photo, shop lots at the British Colonial era are built with bricks and concrete.

As a historical district, Muar is a prosperous old city before the begin of colonial era, however royal family and local residents are become vulnerable while western power declared war and occupied Malacca Strait.

Muar is rich in history as mentioned in many historical records and archeological works.[citation needed] It is believed that the history of Muar started much earlier than the Sultanate of Malacca. There were many accounts recorded about the early history of Muar. In 1361, it was claimed that Muar was a part of the Majapahit empire. Another account also stated that Parameswara, upon his exile from Temasik before proceeding to found Melaka, had established a settlement at Kota Buruk, Pagoh, Ulu Muar, Muar witnessing the beginning of the Malacca Sultanate empire. Historically, Muar was also where the deposed heir of the Malacca Sultanate escaped to in 1511 following the invasion of the Portuguese, launched from Goa. During the Portuguese's Afonso de Albuquerque invasion and attack in 1511, Muar played a role in resisting the Portuguese occupation of Malacca; the Kubu Bentayan fort was built by the last Sultan of Malacca, Sultan Mahmud to repel seaborne invasions, before he was defeated and retreat further to Pagoh, this time witnessing the fall of the Malacca Sultanate empire.

More Informations : Muar, Wikipedia.

pajaran, pierrefonds, Bluejeans, dip, RhodieIke, adramad, abmdsudi, jlbrthnn, jafadabret, danos, Atousa, subhendu_bagchi, Kielia, kato ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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pajaran (116011) 2011-06-13 0:43

Pozdrav.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst sa istorijom mesta ...
Dobar snimak i lep pogled na interesantnu i lepu arhitekturu, dobar prikaz lepim bojama i fotografijom.
Dobar rad i kompozicija.
Sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

Google.

Hello.
Very interesting and a good text with the history of the place ...
Good shot and great view of the interesting and beautiful architecture, beautiful colors, good visualization and photography.
Good work and composition.
All the best in the new week that has begun.
Paja.

jmdias (115280) 2011-06-13 3:09

ally

a nice view of this building in the corner with the daily life well shown around in the two sides of the streets. good light, sharpness and excellent lower pov. lots of details to enjoy. well done

hugs

jorge

nilotpal_patra (1688) 2011-06-13 4:44

Namaskar Ally Theanlyn,
It is realy, realy a Wonderful Picture of Architecture. Nice Frame. Nice colour, contrast and sharpness. Excellent shot. Nice POV. TFS.
Regards.
Nilotpal Patra.

peppe59 (14555) 2011-06-13 4:55

Ciao sally,
this very nice capture of daily life, with excellent quality and detail, dynamic!
compliments and Buana weeks
peppe

pierrefonds (114556) 2011-06-13 5:35

Hi Ally,

The point of view is showing the details and colors of the architecture of the buildings and of the daily activities at Muar. The subject is well framed. The light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jemaflor (147248) 2011-06-13 6:29

Hi Ally,
Colourful view, good angle with detail with people, interesting sharpness, a good shot about this town. Tfs.

Bluejeans (64251) 2011-06-13 9:11

Ola Ally ,
Interessante esta tua foto de vida diária nesta cidade com estas casas coloniais portuguesas , gostei dos detalhes , boas cores e luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

tomi1 (2200) 2011-06-13 13:49

Oeiras,13-6-2011
Ally theanlyn
The local here seems to be of media society by the visible medium houses. A society level that must produce. The main bigger factories may remain outside while smaller businesses may be found in this village.There is a huge building further to the right side. Do you know what it is? ( Seeing the gallery in the latest photo I have commented you have wrote a clause at which I need your support. Sentence: "Several photos shoot during the canopy walk are available in my travelogue". I have translated the word canopy and the meaning can be applied in someting that covers a house like a roof. (But the canopy walk)makes no sense for me because the word walk.Thanks for sharing. Warm regards Tomi

gunbud (34066) 2011-06-13 15:59

Hi Ally,
What lively colors you have to this buys urban scene.
The focus on the corner gives this one depth and a different dimension.
The pale blue sky makes a lovely backdrop to this busy street scene.
Regards, Tom

dip (21408) 2011-06-13 21:36

Hi Ally,
very nice capture of the daily life scene,
a beautiful and colorful image with good clarity and lighting and also interesting details,
greetings,
Dimitris.

RhodieIke (11752) 2011-06-13 22:05

Hi ALLY, Interesting photo and note,great capture, like the building in the middle with 1947 date,Well done, Cheers Iain.

rodgerg (55767) 2011-06-14 3:17

Hello Ally,

The athmospher of the veryday's life in a city very well collected with this beautiful and especially well coloured shot rich in various and interesting elements.
Best regards,
Roger

adramad (73006) 2011-06-15 10:17

Hi Ally.
A beautiful composition, very alive and the dynamism of city life, I like the variety of color in architecture.
A very bright image with good sharpness and to contemplate the various elements. Very interesting to note the history of the population.
Best regards.
Luis.

abmdsudi (95869) 2011-06-15 21:24

Hi Ally
Excellent tech execution in making this image and perfect photo-descriptions make this even more interesting. It does look very attractive and much enhanced by your careful presentation. Nice capture of this old town with good mix of old and new buildings with so much character and colours. This particular viewpoint is impressive, we are able to view on both sections, the row of yellow shophouses really catch attentions in stunning yellow. The row on the right is equally nice with specks of vibrant colors too.
and I love the fact that people are giving these buildings a sense of scale and life. Delightful so nice to see, especially that 1947 building probably a corner coffee shop. Interesting also to note how clean the streets are, something we rarely see around old town, thanks for showing this. A bit of nostalgic image for me, I remember in the 60s, this was a fav stop over town before crossing Muar river by slow ferryboat up north since there was no bridge then.....
Hopefully this town continues to survive and the old charm is retained. Enjoy this image greatly and thanks for sharing
Best regards

jlbrthnn (76043) 2011-06-16 10:25

Hello Ally,
Your note explains an interesting summary of a fascinating history which I ignore. The photo hints at the recent past, in a alive and pleasant way. The light and the colors are excellent. Bravo.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

jafadabret (56501) 2011-06-16 23:50

Bonjour Ally,
C'est dommage que la colonisation a fait perdre les savoir faire de la population. Les guerres n'ont la plupart du temps que des inconvénients.
Amicalement
Jacques

danos (110407) 2011-06-18 0:46

Hello Ally,
one beautiful snapshot of Muar town with the every day activities to can see in the photo.The quality of the image is excellent.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

Atousa (7131) 2011-06-18 2:54

Salam Ally,

A nice urban shot with good composition n natural colors.. I also like the contrast between old n new in this photo..thanks for the informative note about this old town as well.. tfs
Best regards, Atousa

sacimar (38173) 2011-06-18 6:45

Hello Ally,

other good image of the architecture of this part of Malaysia, it´s an interesting report of a daily moment, TFS,

Best regards,

Sergio

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2011-06-21 8:00

namaste Ally,
a wonderful capture of the daily life of this beautiful town. Like the colourful roofs and the walls of it. Excellent composition with nice light and fine depth. Very well done. Tfs.
Best wishes.
Subhendu

Kielia (24077) 2011-07-02 4:54

Hi Ally,
you are adding another very interesting impression to the gallery of images from Muar here! This one is also excellently composed with an outstanding management of the light. The pedestrian is adding a very nice human touch to the scenery. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

kato (11630) 2011-08-01 20:33

Hi Ally,

It's always familiar to see these nostalgic town, so ordinary people's lives can catch a glimpse from the building and the street. It is interesting to be able to see the transition of the history in the age of the age as being the record in your note though the building looks ordinary.

Regards,
mikio