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The Penang Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at Jalan Air Terjun (Waterfall Road), it is also colloquially known as the Waterfall Gardens because of the cascading waterfall nearby.
Brown Road Jalan Brown: After David Brown (1778–1825), an early settler and planter and at one time the largest landowner in Penang, to whom a memorial stands at Padang Brown (Dato' Kramat Gardens) Buckingham Street Lebuh Buckingham: After Richard Temple-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, British Colonial Secretary (1867-8) 新街頭
Penang is also known for a wide variety of festivals, due to its vibrant multiethnic and multireligious society. Among the annual cultural and religious festivities in Penang are as follows. Chingay Parade; Chinese New Year; Jade Emperor's Birthday or Tian Gong Dan (天公誕) Chap Goh Meh; Songkran; Qingming Festival; Wesak; Thaipusam; Thai ...
It is believed that Dato Keramat Road was created sometime in the 19th century. [1] [2] During the early 19th century, David Brown, a Scotsman and one of the richest landowners on the Prince of Wales Island (now Penang Island) at the time, donated a piece of land along the road to the local authority; that particular piece of land is now a field named Padang Brown.
Ayer Rajah is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. This leafy, affluent neighbourhood, situated adjacent to the Penang Botanic Gardens, mostly consists of landed properties such as bungalows and semi-detached houses, surrounded by tree-lined avenues. [1] [2]
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow officially opened the country's first Urban Archeological Park on 9 November 2019. [6] The Sia Boey Urban Archeological Park adds to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town. It adds to the great universal value by providing programming and space for local residents, as well as repairing shophouses and ...
Gelugor (formerly spelt as Glugor) is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.Named after a plant species, Gelugor lies along the eastern seaboard of Penang Island, between Jelutong and Sungai Dua, and nearly 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city centre.
The Penang Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building located at 136 Jalan Utama (Western Road), corner of Jalan Brown (Brown Road), in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.In 1924, The Royal Prince of Wales Lodge No. 1555, United Grand Lodge of England, and Lodge Scotia No. 1003, Grand Lodge of Scotland, each of which had its own meeting hall, agreed to build the Penang Masonic Temple at its ...