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The Esplanade is the site on Penang Island where Captain Francis Light, a trader for the British East India Company, first landed on 17 July 1786.Having obtained the island for the British Empire, Light then ordered his ships to fire silver coins into the then forested area to entice immigrants to clear as much land as possible.
The Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang (Malay: Muzium Sun Yat-sen Pulau Pinang; Chinese: 孫中山槟城基地博物館) formerly called the Sun Yat-sen Penang Base, is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. [1] The museum is dedicated to Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese nationalist who established the Republic of China after his efforts in the Xinhai Revolution.
The Penang Indian Heritage Museum (Malay: Muzium Warisan Kaum India Penang) is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The museum is about the history of Indian community in Penang. The museum features more than 2,000 artefacts related to Malaysian Indian that have been preserved since the 1930s.
Guanyin statue with pavilion in 2024. The Kek Lok Si Temple (Chinese: 極樂寺) is a Buddhist temple within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.Located at Ayer Itam, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia. [1]
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.
The museum is housed in a restored villa originally built in 1860 that was once the residence of a powerful Acehnese pepper merchant. Later it was used as a recycling depot for Penang's Indian Chettiar community. Restoration work was carried out in 1996 and it was awarded the Best Project award in 1999. [1]
Plan of Beach Street and side streets Old colonial buildings in a street in George Town, Penang, opposite the entrance to the Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi temple. The street names of George Town reflect the multicultural heritage of the city, the capital of the former British settlement of Penang, now part of Malaysia.
Penang Hill is a hill resort comprising a group of peaks near the center of Penang Island, Malaysia. It is located within the Air Itam suburb, 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the center of George Town . Penang Hill is also known by the Malay name Bukit Bendera , which actually refers to Flagstaff Hill , the most developed peak.