TPO Friendship Park is a small landscape park lying in the middle of Farquhar Street, George Town with planted Bucida Variegated trees. The park is dedicated for the 68 Asia Pacific region city mayors who came to Penang for the 5th Forum of the Tourism Promotion Organisation for Asia Pacific (TPO) which was held from 17 to 20 September 2012. The park is right in front of the City Bayview Hotel and Wisma Boon Siew building.
Tag: sculpture
Penang Street Art (Queen Street Goldsmith)
A steel rod art sculpture showing a caricature of a traditional Indian goldsmiths who used to set up stalls (by working on a bench) along Queen Street back in the old days.
A Merry Christmas: Straits Quay Sand Sculpture
Penang Street Art (Chulia Lane Trishaw Sculpture)
A steel sculpture caricature depicting a trishaw peddler in George Town, Penang, which is commonly known as ‘beca’ locally.
The Municipal Park: A Giant Chess Set
The Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)
The newly renovated Kuan Yin Temple at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (or formerly Pitt Street). Locally known as ‘Kuan Yin Teng’ (literally Kuan Yin’s Pavillion), this old temple is dedicated to Kuan Yin, who is the Goddess of Mercy according to Chinese belief.
Penang Street Art (Handcart Sculpture)
This art caricature made of steel can be found installed at a building along Armenian Street. It depicts how back in the old days, hand-pulled carts are a popular mode of transportation around the port area of the island.
Penang Street Art (Coppersmith’s Street)
A steel caricature wall artwork which tells the reason local Hokkiens also named Armenian Street as the ‘Coppersmith’s Street’ due to a number of Malay folks who set up here to make brass and copper wares.
The Coastal Runners
A sculpture depicting a male and a female runner installed beside the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Gelugor (heading towards the Penang Bridge or Bayan Lepas area).
Penang Street Art (Cannon Street)
A steel rod sculpture depicting how Cannon Street got its name. During the Penang Riots back in 1867 between two major triad factions, cannons were fired upon this area and the street was damaged from holes made by the shots.