View from the Penang Bridge, of George Town with the Komtar tower standing tall in the horizon.
Author: WiLL CWK
Penang Street Art (The Phoenix Mural)
This large beautiful mural depicting a Phoenix is one of the recent art works completed for the Urban Xchange street art festival 2015 in Penang. This art work’s creator is the Chinese-born artist DALeast, who is based in Cape Town, South Africa. He was invited to be one of the participating artists for the festival. The mural was painted with his signature 3D-wires style technique. This mural can be found at the wall of an old building facing the car park of New Savoy Hotel at Hutton Lane, George Town.
Irving Road Houses Facade
Facade of townhouse along Irving Road, George Town.
George Town Street View: McNAIR STREET (Lebuh McNair)
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McNair Street (Lebuh McNair) is a street in George Town that crosses several of the locally known ‘7 streets’ which include Cecil Street, Tye Sin Street and Presgrave Street.
It was named after John Frederick Adolphus McNair, a British who was the acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang in the 1880s.
Penang Isle: Lim Kongsi
The entrance gateway of the Lim Kongsi (Lim Clan Association), a Hokkien association located at Ah Quee Street, George Town.
The full name of Lim Kongsi is Kew Leong Tong Lim Kongsi. Kew Leong Tong (or ‘Hall of Nine Dragons’) is the primary association of Lim clan here. It was said that the name ‘Kew Leong Tong’ was to serve as a memorial to the sons of a certain Lim clan who were promoted as the chief magistrates during the Tang Dynasty in China.
George Town Mural in the Rain
Passing by Penang’s famous art mural during a rainy evening at Armenian Street, George Town.
Malay Street Heritage House Facade
Straits Eclectic heritage architectural style houses at Malay Street, George Town.
Penang Street Art (Vespa Mural)
A large art mural painted on the wall of a shop selling Vespa scooters in Irving Road, George Town. This yellow building can be found at the corner of the junction of Irving Road and Naning Street.
George Town Street View: Irving Road
Named after Charles John Irving, the acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang from 1879 to 1880, Irving Road is a rather small street in George Town which can be accessed from Dato Kramat Road.
George Town in the Rain
