Thursday, April 2, 2009

Penang Heritage Places One Day Walk(Part 2)

Sorry for dint update long time. This is the second post that relay on the Part 1. And yes! I need to mention again that I went to heritage walk at George Town, Penang with my schoolmate in the same society-- Tourism Club.
This is one of our famous tourist's places, the Malay Mosque which located at Lebuh Acheh. Founded by Tengku Syed Hussain Al-Idid, a Hadrami Arab merchant-prince from Acheh, 1808.
As you see this huge and slepndid building, is Kapitan Keling Mosque. Prominent historic mosque of Tamil Muslim community. Founded 1801, Moghul-style expansion circa 1910 by German Eurasian architect H.A. Neubronner. Do you know? This is the only mosque that let lady go inside to pray.
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple. Hindu temple consecrated in 1833.
St. George's Church, Southeast Asia's first Anglican Church, 1818, designed by military engineer and painter Captain Robert Smith of Bengal Engineers. Monument Francis Light in the grounds.
These old building are enemble of Chinese temples and association buildings. Chong San Wooi Koon. Cantonese district association, founded pre-1805, present building from mid-19th century. King Sreet Tua Pek Kong Temple, established circa 1850. War Emperor's Temple, late 19th century. Toi Shan Ningyang Wui Kwon, dating back to 1833. Ng See Kah Miew. Cantonese clan association, registered 1891, rebuilt 1913. Those are the building that you can find it on King Sreet(Lebuh King), and it's next to Queen Street(Lebuh Queen). If you are a cantonese, do you know where are you from?

In a nut shell, I learnt many about historical places in George Town, Penang.
I love Penang. ♥

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