Penang Heritage Sites


    

Penang heritage sites are one of the most numerous in Malaysia. With the inscription of George Town as a Unesco as a World Heritage Site in July 2008, bringing much prestige to Penang, more attention will certainly be paid to Penang heritage sites.

The heritage sites of Penang encompasses buildings constructed by the British during the colonial era, clan temples of the various Chinese clan associations, religious structures including temples, mosques, churches and shrines, and other structures, including pre-war shophouses within the inner city. In Penang Travel Tips, we are working to document all the heritage sites of George Town, digging up old records and making documentation of the buildings and houses, so that their history will never be forgotten. We are encouraged to see that more people are beginning to appreciate heritage and are paying attention to conversation issues in inner cities. The list on this page represent just a small proportion of the heritage sites within George Town. We are still working to add more into the list. Check back often for new additions. To help people get to know Penang heritage sites better, we have created the George Town Walking Tours, enabling visitors and anybody interested in Penang to walk the streets and get to know their history. These walking tours are provided free and can be used by tour guides as they are, or form a basis for their own itineraries of George Town.

120 Armenian Street


1886 Building
Beach Street


ABN-Amro Bank Building
Beach Street


Argus Lane


Ban Hin Lee Bank Building
Beach Street


Brethren Mission House
Farquhar Street (dilapidated)


Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Lebuh Leith


Cherok Tokun Relics
Bukit Mertajam


Chew Jetty
Northeast Coast


Chinese Chamber of Commerce Building
Light Street


Church St Pier
Northeast Coast


City Hall Building
Esplanade


Clan Jetties
Northeast Coast


Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Farquhar Street


Foo Tye Sin Mansion
Light Street


Fort Cornwallis
Esplanade


Francis Light Memorial
Farquhar Street


Francis Light Statue
Esplanade


Francis Light's Tomb
Farquhar Street


Homestead
Northam Road


HSBC Building
Downing Street


India House
Beach Street & Chinese Street Ghaut


Islamic Council Building
Beach Street


Immigration Department
Beach Street


Kar Yin Association
King Street


Kee Poh Huat Kongsi
Sungai Bakap


Kongsoon House
Beach Street


Logan Memorial
Supreme Court compound, Light Street


Logan's Building
Beach Street


Loke Mansion
Gurney Drive


Moon Gate
Waterfall Road


Municipal Fountain
Light Street


Old OCBC Building
Beach Street


Penang Heritage Trust
Church Street


Penang State Museum
Farquhar Street


Penang Supreme Court
Farquhar Street


Penang Turf Club
Jalan Batu Gantung


Penang War Museum and World War II Relics
Batu Maung


P. Ramlee Birth House
Light Street


Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower
Esplanade


Runnymede
Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah @ Northam Road


Sheikh al-Hadi's Residence
Jelutong


Standard Chartered Bank Building
Beach Street


State Assembly Building
Light Street


Strawberry Hill
David Brown's Tea House, Penang Hill


Suffolk House
Jalan Ayer Itam


Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
Macalister Road


Thio Thiaw Siat Building
Beach Street


Town Hall Building
Esplanade


Tseng Lung Fui Kon Society
King Street


Woodville
Northam Road






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