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A George Town Heritage Facade
Shapes of the Past
Pre-war colonial influenced buildings along Leith Street, George Town, Penang
George Town Street View: A Local Push Cart
George Town Street View: Buckingham Street
Named after the Buckingham Palace in England, the Buckingham Street is a street stretching from the cross junction of Campbell Street and Carnarvon Street, leading out to Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (or Kapitan Keling Mosque Street).
Buckingham Street Shophouses
Buckingham Street is also home to early residential-cum-commercial houses in George Town with a distinctive architecture from those pre-war shophouses.
Street Cycling in George Town
Sunday cycling along the heritage street of Kapitan Keling amidst the street’s old shophouses in George Town. One of the main attractions for people who visit Penang is the cycling activity which can provide a fun, relaxing and even healthier way to see the heritage town.
Penang Isle: Convent Light Street
The Convent Light Street located along Light Street is the oldest girls’ school in Penang as well as in Malaysia and was founded by French nuns of the Holy Infant Jesus Mission who arrived in Penang in 1852.
George Town Street View: Macalister Lane
The various townhouses along Macalister Lane in George Town employ the Straits Eclectic architecture style. Macalister Lane is a small road which connects Burmah Road and Macalister Road.
George Town Street View: Leith Street
Leith Street was named after Major-General Sir George Leith, the Lieutenant-Governor of Penang is one of the older streets in George Town.
The Benggali Mosque at Leith Street
