Tag: acheen street
George Town Street View: Five Foot Way
Five Foot Ways are public spaces in front of most pre-war townhouses in George Town. An unique architectural design on its own, Five Foot Ways roughly describes the width of the walking passage though this may not necessarily be accurate as some passage ways may be wider or more narrow.
George Town Street View: An Afternoon Along Acheen Street
Locals resting on a bench along Acheen Street.
Penang Portrait XII
Acheen Streetscape, George Town Heritage Zone
Penang Isle: Acheen Street Mosque (Masjid Jamek Lebuh Acheh)
The Acheen Street Mosque located in Acheen Street, George Town (Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh / Masjid Jamek Lebuh Acheh) was founded by Tengku Syed Hussain Al-Aidid in 1808. The mosque is surrounded by rows of heritage shophouses, as well as a a cemetery including the mausoleum of Syed Hussain and his family, mid-19th Century town houses and an octagonal minaret. Being one of the oldest in Penang, the mosque complex depicts an early Muslim urban community in Penang comprising of the Malays, Indian Muslims, Arabs and the Achehnese.
