The Standard Chartered Bank at No.2, Beach Street, is the oldest bank in George Town. The building was constructed with the British Palladian architecture style.
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Passing by the Old Bank Street
A Vintage Structure
A black and white picture of the iconic Standard Chartered building in Beach Street. It is an elegant structure constructed during the pre-war era with a design of palladian architecture. More on the building HERE.
Penang Portrait X
George Town Street View: Standard Chartered Bank
Penang Isle: The Standard Chartered Bank
The Standard Chartered Bank of Penang is an old building dated back during the British Colonization with British Palladian architecture. The bank is located at Beach Street, Georgetown, the island’s ‘financial district’.
The Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio. The design was briefly popular in Britain during the 17th to 18th century.