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The City Hall, Penang Fort Cornwallis in Penang Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Clocktower, in Georgetown The colonial Eastern & Oriental Hotel Beach Street, George Town, with banks. Pictured here is the Netherlands Trading Society Building, which currently houses the Bank of China The Chinese Khoo Kongsi clan hall and temple The "Blue Mansion ...
The destruction of the Penang Secretariat building by the Allied bombardment caused the loss of a large part of the British and Japanese records concerning Penang Island, complicating post-war efforts to compile a comprehensive history of Penang. [101] The Penang Strait was also mined as part of efforts to constrict Japanese shipping. [102]
The mansion's external decorations and indigo-blue outer walls make it a very distinctive building, and it is sometimes referred to as The Blue Mansion. [1] Built by the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze at the end of the 19th century, the mansion has 38 rooms, 5 granite-paved courtyards, 7 staircases and 220 vernacular timber louvre windows. [ 2 ]
The famous Khoo Kongsi is the grandest clan temple in the country. It is also one of the city's major historic attractions. The clan temple has retained its authentic historic setting, which includes an association building, a traditional theatre and the late 19th century rowhouses for clan members, all clustered around a granite-paved square.
Universities and colleges in Penang (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Penang" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Woodville is a mansion in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Built in 1925, the building is situated at Northam Road within the city's Central Business District. It was originally the residence of Chinese tycoon Lim Lean Teng. The building is distinguishable from other mansions along the road due to the addition of a dome with a ...
The Bank of China Building is a historical building in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Completed in 1905, the office building, situated at Beach Street within the city's Central Business District (CBD), originally served as the offices of the Netherlands Trading Society (NTS). Following a series of acquisitions, the building ...
The history of George Town's municipal accommodations began in 1873, when a proposal to build a Town Hall was first mooted. [5] During a Straits Settlements Legislative Council session in Singapore on 23 February 1876, Penang's representative, David Brown, brought forward a motion proposing the construction of the Town Hall next to the Esplanade in George Town, based on an earlier written ...