Acheen Street Mosque
The Acheen Street mosque (locally called ‘Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh’ or ‘Malay Mosque’) located on the southern end of Georgetown on Lebuh Acheh, is the oldest extant mosque in Penang and one of the most statuesque in Malaysia. The mosque and trust lands were endowed in 1808 by Tengku Syed Hussain Al-Idid, who [...]

Cathedral of the Assumption
The Cathedral of the Assumption is the oldest Catholic in Penang, formed in 1786 by the Eurasians of southern Thailand and Kedah. The Cathedral of Assumption was so named because the first group of Roman Catholics landed in Penang on the eve of the Feast of Assumption.
Originally founded at Church Street by [...]

Cheah Kongsi, Penang
Completed in 1873, The Cheah Kongsi was the first of the five great Hokkien clans to be established in Penang. Unlike the other clan houses, the Cheah Kongsi clan house is an impressive building fusing Malay, Chinese and European influences in traditional Straits Chinese fashion and the façade resembles the great temples and [...]

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Built in the 1880s, this famous indigo-blue Chinese Courtyard House in Georgetown was the residence of Cheong Fatt Tze. The majestic mansion was built by master craftsmen from China using building materials imported from the West over a seven year period between 1896 and 1904. The Cheong Fatt Tze mansion of 38 [...]

Fort Cornwallis
Being the biggest and the most intact fort in Malaysia, the Fort Cornwallis is considered as an important monument and landmark in the historical development of Malaysia, particularly the island of Penang. Fort Cornwallis is situated at the spot where Captain Francis Light was supposed to have landed in 1786. Originally a wooden structure, [...]

Georgetown: Tourist Sights
Established by Francis Light in 1786 as a trading post for the East India Company, Georgetown was one of the three Straits Settlements along with Malacca and Singapore. As the new settlement attracted 10,000 settlers of all creeds and nations, Light proposed that ‘each race has a right to preserve its civil and [...]

Kapitan Kling Mosque
Kapitan Keling Mosque is the largest and one of the oldest historic mosques in town, founded before 1800. The Kapitan Keling Mosque was first erected by the troops of the East India Company who were some of Penang’s first Muslim settlers. The Kapitan of the Indian Muslim settlers, Cauder Mydin Merican also referred [...]

Khoo Kongsi, Penang
Located in Cannon Square in the heart of the oldest part of the city of George Town stand one of the grandest and the most distinctive clan houses in Penang, The Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi Clan House.(built for people with the same surname); featuring intricate carvings and richly ornamented beams of finest [...]

Komtar Penang
KOMTAR (Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak) was named in honour of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein. At the time of its construction, the complex was the largest urban redevelopment project undertaken by the Malaysian Government.
It was designed to meet the growing demand for civic, administrative, commercial, and [...]

Kuan Yin Temple
The Kuan Yin Temple is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Penang, situated on Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling. It was constructed in the early 1800s by early immigrant settlers from China, on land given by the East India Company.
The Kuan Yin temple was built in classic Chinese architecture style; ornate curved-ridge rooftops [...]

Nagore Shrine
Constructed in the early 1880s, the blue-and-white Nagore Shrine is founded by the Maricans (Mericans) from Tamilnadu in memory of the most celebrated saint of Nagore, Sharul Hameed Qadirvoh, the famous 13th century Muslim Saint Nagore, the most celebrated saint of South India. This is the earliest Indian Muslim shrine in Penang which survives [...]

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Penang Beach: Sunset

Lovely beach resorts, old world charm and colourful cultures give Penang its allure. An island paradise in full bloom, it is aptly hailed as the Pearl of the Orient.
Penang’s northern shoreline, characterized by expansive stretches of golden sand and glittering waters, is a vacation spot for foreign and local visitors alike.
Batu Ferringhi is [...]

Penang Bridge
The Penang Bridge costs RM 800 million and took five years to build. Before the bridge was built, transportation between the island and the mainland was solely dependent on the state-owned Penang Ferry Service that runs between Butterworth and George Town.

The Penang Bridge connects Gelugor on the island of Penang and Seberang Prai on [...]

Penang City Hall
Built in 1903 in an impressive Neo-classical style, the Old City Hall building portrays a fine example of admirable British colonial architecture still in existence in Georgetown, Penang. The design of the City Hall building bears a resemblance to the nearby Town Hall, which features the balcony as a main element overlooking the [...]