Melaka Traditional House
Melaka traditional house with it's famous unique form of the stairs called "TANGGA BATU (stone stairs) "made of bricks and concrete. The stairs structure have some of Chinese architecture with unique and colourfultiles design which is imported from Europe, Holland, Japan and China.
The use of colourful tiles design shows that the influence of Malay, Chinese and European cultural mix and this has make it an identity of a Malay house like the "tangga batu" of "Rumah Melaka".
Various stair designs and styles exist in this architecture with the touch of local expert craftmanships during that time. The stairs alsorepresents the status of the owner of the house during those days. The rich usually use expensive tiles imported from European or China.
The use of colourful tiles design shows that the influence of Malay, Chinese and European cultural mix and this has make it an identity of a Malay house like the "tangga batu" of "Rumah Melaka".
Various stair designs and styles exist in this architecture with the touch of local expert craftmanships during that time. The stairs alsorepresents the status of the owner of the house during those days. The rich usually use expensive tiles imported from European or China.
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Malaysia
