George Town, Penang is a UNESCO World Heritage site for good reason, mostly for its great collection of iconic Chinese shophouses. There are other architectural gems in town to see, plenty of heritage examples from other periods, styles.
British-built Town Hall, a Baroque cupcake, was built in the 1880s.
Immediately needing more room for municipal offices, City Hall was built next door in 1903. Those two government buildings have been restored, at least the exteriors. Many other old structures need some TLC.
There's a mansion row along the coast, peppered with beautiful Asian Deco houses. Kind of the Newport of Penang.
Sometimes vintage buildings haven't been fortunate of care. Left to ruin, just not torn down. Saying, "We want to preserve this building but who's going to pay for it and why?" A fine example of Art Deco in George Town, a former gas station.
The future of Penang? Only this massive sea infill parcel knows. Whatever it is, it's coming...
British-built Town Hall, a Baroque cupcake, was built in the 1880s.
Immediately needing more room for municipal offices, City Hall was built next door in 1903. Those two government buildings have been restored, at least the exteriors. Many other old structures need some TLC.
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Sometimes vintage buildings haven't been fortunate of care. Left to ruin, just not torn down. Saying, "We want to preserve this building but who's going to pay for it and why?" A fine example of Art Deco in George Town, a former gas station.
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