Sanctum sanctorum of the Hokkien Huay KuanTaoist/ Chinese temple on Jonker Walk

            Jonker Walk by night: pic. 19 of 34: Sanctum sanctorum of the Hokkien Huay Kuan Taoist/ Chinese temple on Jonker Walk in Malacca/ Melaka Initially a guild hall (a historical building originally used for tax collecting by municipalities ), the temple features a southern Fujian architectural design style. The exterior of the temple is lavishly decorated with a pair of symmetrical pillars supporting the portico. The pillars themselves are decorated with dragons wrapping themselves around the columns- sadly I missed photographing that. A marvellously well-crafted door can be seen at the entrance. The rest of the front portion of the Huak Kuan temple is richly decorated with bold and colorful portraits of guardians like Taoist mythological figures on the front doors and several wooden sculptures all along the walls of the portico. Back to Jonker Walk, this is the Chinatown area in Malacca/ Melaka, Malaysia. This colourful and full of energy (especially at night) street starts from just across the Malacca River opposite to the Stadthuys museum on Dutch Square. It's busiest on Fri, Sat and Sunday nights from 18:00 till 00:00 . More notes about Jonker Walk appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures).(Malacca/ Melaka, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)
   

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Taken on: September 1, 2023

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Sets appears in: • Malacca/ Melaka, Malaysia, Sept. 2023

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