Category: Architecture
Penang Isle: Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Located at the UNESCO Heritage zone of George Town, Eastern & Oriental Hotel is a luxury hotel established in 1885 during the British colonial times by four Armenian brothers, the Sarkies. Having survived over a century to this day, the hotel is claimed to have been visited by famous people such as Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Noel Coward, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham and Hermann Hesse. Eastern & Oriental Hotel is located along Farquhar Street, George Town.
George Town Street View: An Empty Trishaw
Once a common local public transportation, these bipedal ‘taxis’ now only serve as tourist transportation around George Town.
George Town Street View: An Old Foundry Shophouse
Chulia Lane: Pit Stop no.12
Located at the intersection of Chulia Lane (Lorong Chulia) and Market Lane (Lorong Pasar), Pit Stop no.12 is a recent addition to the cafe culture in George Town, Penang.
The cafe’s Facebook page is located HERE.
George Town Street View: A Retro Barbershop
An Old Abandoned Mansion
Passing by the Kuan Yin Temple
A trishaw approaching the old Kuan Yin Temple.
JALAN MASJID KAPITAN KELING (Formerly Pitt Street)
Shophouses and street view of Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (translated as Kapitan Keling Mosque Street) or formerly known as Pitt Street. The street was named after the Kapitan Keling Mosque. The mosque where this street was named after is can be found located near the southern end of the street.
Stewart Lane Townhouse Facade
