Lanterns decorating part of Penang Street (or Lebuh Penang) in George Town.
Tag: Heritage
George Town Street View: Kuan Yin Temple Lanterns
The old Kuan Yin Temple at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (or Kapitan Keling Mosque Street) is beautifully decorated with hanging red lanterns during Chinese New Year festival in George Town.
George Town Street View: Herriot Street
Linking McNair Street with Gurdwara Road, Herriot Street (or Lebuh Herriot) is one of the streets of the Prangin Canal area. It was found to be named after Stuart Herriot, reportedly a 19th century British merchant who made a petition to the British government on behalf of Chinese Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee to intervene in the Larut War which later resulted to the founding of Taiping and Kamunting.
George Town Street View: A Roadside Trishaw
A trishaw resting under the shade of a tree by the roadside of Light Street in George Town.
Noordin Street Townhouses Heritage Facade
Old heritage style townhouses along Noordin Street, George Town.
Repairing the Heritage Facade
A craftsman mending the old facade of heritage pre-war style townhouses in George Town.
George Town Street View: Old Colonial Facade
Noordin Street Alley
Rope Walk Townhouses Facade
George Town OId Heritage Facade
This old facade of pre-war townhouses is one of the unique and attractive features of the streets of George Town.