Georgetown Unesco Historic Site

The influences of asia and europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible.

Georgetown unesco historic site. I proud georgetown and malacca announced as unesco heritage site in 2008. George town unesco world heritage site 4 february 2009 on 7 july 2008 melaka and george town were fêted as malaysia s newest unesco world heritage sites. Founded by captain francis light in 1786 georgetown is a testimony to centuries of maritime history and multi cultural heritage. By kelly from trippin turpins full time travellers and sailors.

The joint inscription of melaka and george town the historic cities of the straits of malacca as a unesco world heritage site on 7 july 2008 was based on the outstanding universal value ouv of cultural diversity embodied and embedded in living heritage and built heritage the ouv is a set of ideas or values universally recognised as important or as having influenced the evolution of. This is the first time that cultural sites in malaysia have been inscribed into unesco s prestigious world heritage listing. Unesco world heritage centre. The plantation tour was superbly conducted by our guide jean whose seemingly unlimited knowledge of the plantation s history allowed us to be transported back to a time when rice plantations ruled south carolina our tour guide was excellent each time explaining the pre civil war rice culture the plantation owners lifestyle and the african american contribution to society interesting.

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. Listed as a unesco world cultural heritage site in 2008 the capital georgetown is the embodiment of penang so much so that the two names are almost interchangeable. The first cultural world heritage site of malaysia is the historic areas of two port cities in the famous straits of malacca. Justification of outstanding universal value.

Working towards innovative ideas and holistic management on the george town unesco world heritage site for the benefit of the local people she incorporated built conservation with elements of disaster risk reduction and intangible cultural heritage safeguarding to create a sustainable heritage city for the people who live in work in and use george town. The unesco listed city of georgetown in penang was the first british port established along the malacca strait. I m born around this new world heritage site georgetown penang malaysia. With its colonial past it s hardly surprising that penang features more than a few tourist worthy attractions.