This Photo of the Week, captured by Local Guide Satine Peng, features the beautiful Melaka Straits Mosque in Malacca, Malaysia. Our eyes are drawn to the building’s warm color against the contrast of the serene blue sea.
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@Christina-NYC wow, thanks for sharing this lovely picture really looks amazing . The picture was shot so perfectly with amazing colours and angle . Kudos to that local guide 
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The Melaka Straists Mosque looks beautiful above the blue sea.
Good Afternoon from the South of Spain,
Alejandra.
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@Christina-NYC Thanks a lot for showcasing this really dope shot of @SatinePeng ! It must have taken some serious engineering to build this “floating” mosque! Truly stunning architecture!
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What a great architecture this mosque has. This is very nice shot.
At the start of Ramadan this was best choice for photo of the week. Melaka Straits Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in the world. I have another image of this mosque for desktop background. Night view of this mosque is also perfect.
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Thanks for sharing such a wonderful pic @Christina-NYC
Congratulations to @SatinePeng
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I believe this mosque was built on river /ocean
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Thanks @Christina-NYC
This photo of Satine Peng is so great !
The architecture is amazing ! Not mentioning the fantastic color tone and contrast.
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Hi @Christina-NYC thanks for sharing the photo of the week, I am happy that you explained the creteria of choosing the photo of the week. I asked how you select the photo of the week on Twitter but never got any feedback. I happy that I know now. Thanks once again.
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@Christina-NYC , this photo is simply TOP!
It’s fantastic how the sunset is coloring of gold the facade of the Mosque creating a soft contrast with the backside while the decorated glass windows give us all their light.
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@Christina-NYC thanks for sharing this beautiful picture!
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So beautiful mosque and nice shot @Christina-NYC
Thank you for sharing.
Today is the first day of Ramazan Month.
Best Regards
Rezgar
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Fabulous Masjid (Mosque) @Christina-NYC
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@Christina-NYC Beautiful photo. This is a photo of Meeran Jumma Masjid in Galle Fort, Sri Lana.
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@Christina-NYC the mosque and the picture but the are stunning. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful picture @Christina-NYC thank you for sharing with us…Nice capture by local guide Satine Peng…
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That’s a postcard type photo, just a perfect shot @Christina-NYC
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That was a worth pic. … thanks for sharing @Christina-NYC
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