George Town Street View: The Royale Bintang Hotel

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The Royale Bintang is a 4-star hotel converted from a newly renovated heritage building which is located along the Weld Quay coastline in George Town. The restored heritage building was built in 1892 with a facade of the old colonial era in Penang.

Penang Street Art (The Turtle Rider)

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This large mural is a collaborative art work between street artists Ernest Zacharevic and Martin Ron. The mural depicting a girl sitting on top of a sea turtle is painted at the side of Chulia Mansion Hotel in Chulia Street, George Town. The artwork was recently completed in March.

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For the location, please go HERE.

George Town Street View: The Old Dispensary Building

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An old building in Art Deco style located at the corner or intersection of Carnarvon Street and Prangin Road (or Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong). Lim Chwee Leong is a famous physician who setup his dispensary at this building (called Soo Beng Dispensary), and his son also later became the second Chief Minister of Penang, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.