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2. Colonial Buildings
Fort Cornwallis
State Museum
Little India
Chinatown
Street of Harmony
Reclining Buddha
Clan Jetties
Penang Island George Town City Tour
3. Penang Island
Colonial Buildings
Penang is famous for it’s old
British Colonial Buildings like
the Penang Museum above.
Most of them are in a very
small area around the
Esplanade and it's just a short
stroll between them. Colonial
buildings and monuments in
George Town symbolize new
offspring of an architecture
style.
o Fort Cornwallis
Fort Cornwallis named after the
Governor General in Bengal, Charles
Cornwallis is one of the most
interesting historical landmarks in
George Town. Inside the fort, one can
still see some of the original structures
built over a century ago, including a
chapel, prison cells, which were once
used as barracks, a munitions storage
area, a harbour light once used to signal
incoming ships,
4. Penang Island
State Museum
State Museum located along Jalan
Farquhar in Georgetown is reputed to be
one of the best state museums in the
country. Divided into galleries dedicated
to Penang's historical communities, as
well as particular historical events that
took place in Penang, the museum
houses a fine collection of old
photographs, maps, historical
documents, Chinese furniture,
embroidery, costumes and other
historical relics.
o Little India
Little India is an enclave within the inner
quarters of George Town, Penang. As with
other Little India elsewhere, the Little India
of George Town is lined with shops managed
by the Indian Community. It's a place to
enjoy a kaleidoscope of colours and sounds,
with goods from India spilling to the
sidewalks, the smell of various spices in the
air and Indian music blaring from loud
speakers.
5. Penang Island
Chinatown
Chinatown is one of the places where
you can still absorb the historical
ambience of the beginnings of the
Chinese settlement in Penang.
Chinatown is one of the places where
you can still absorb the historical
ambience of the beginnings of the
Chinese settlement in Penang. Visitors
to Chinatown will be intrigued by the
many clanhouses, shophouses and
temples found along these streets.
o Street of Harmony
Masjid Kapitan Keling Road is often known
as the Street of Harmony in Penang with
its various landmarks of worship. The
Kapitan Keling Mosque, at the corner of
Buckingham Street and Masjid Kapitan
Keling Road. It is the oldest mosque in
Penang. The mosque we see today is a
result of major renovation works that gave
the mosque a face lift, including the
construction of a tall dome-shaped
minaret, largely influenced by Islamic
Indian architecture.
6. Penang Island
Reclining Buddha
Wat Chaiyamangkalaram is one of the
most resplendent Buddhist temples in
Penang. Although not the oldest, but
Wat Chaiyamangkalaram is certainly
the largest Buddhist temple in Penang.
. The colossal size reclining Buddha
statue is reputed to be the longest in
the world and takes pride of place
alongside other famous Buddha colossi
found in Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand
and China.
o Clan Jetties
The Clan jetties consist of eight jetties, named
after their surnames, Lim, Chew, Tan, Lee,
Yeoh, Koay, Peng Aun and Mixed Clans. Chew
is the famous last name and it means the
entire long stretch of jetty are residence with
Chew as their last name.
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