Saint George’s Church was built at the cost of 60,000 Spanish dollars. This was considered an exorbitant amount as the same price was paid to acquire Singapore a few years later.
It looks as fresh as it would have done when its first service was held on Christmas day, 1818.
Sally Arnold
TravelFish
The Malaysian Government has declared St. George’s Church as one of the 50 national treasures and a heritage site.
Abhijeet Deshpande
Times of India
Kuan Yin Temple
Kuan Yin Temple is the oldest temple in Penang Island. It was built specifically to honour the God of Mercy, Kuan Yin.
Penang Museum & Art Gallery
Billed as one of Malaysia’s best-presented museums, it exhibits historical items such as Baba Nyonya porcelain, costumes and jewellery, furniture and many more.
Pinang Peranakan Mansion
The Pinang Peranakan Mansion is a perfect bygone testament to exhibit Penang’s abundance diversity in history, culture and tradition.