Buckingham Street (or Lebuh Buckingham) is one of the early streets in Penang, and is so named after the Buckingham Palace in England.
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George Town Street View: Pitt Street Townhouse
Old heritage townhouses along Kapitan Keling Mosque Street (or formerly Pitt Street).
A Chinese Heritage Snapshot
The wall at the entrance of the Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple (or Poh Hock Seah) features an intricately carved mythical dragon, a classic Chinese architectural design.
George Town Street View: Market Lane Facade
George Town Street View: A Trishaw at an Old Street
A trishaw parked by the roadside along Stewart Lane, George Town.
Passing through Armenian Street
George Town Street View: An Empty Trishaw
Once a common local public transportation, these bipedal ‘taxis’ now only serve as tourist transportation around George Town.
Passing by the Kuan Yin Temple
A trishaw approaching the old Kuan Yin Temple.
JALAN MASJID KAPITAN KELING (Formerly Pitt Street)
Shophouses and street view of Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (translated as Kapitan Keling Mosque Street) or formerly known as Pitt Street. The street was named after the Kapitan Keling Mosque. The mosque where this street was named after is can be found located near the southern end of the street.
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.