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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-23.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-22.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • Goddess of Mercy Penang -Kuan Yin temple is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Penang. With history dated back to 1800, Kuan Yin temple is the symbol of pride, compassion and love to all her loyal devotees.  The Goddess of Mercy or Kuan Yin is perhaps one of the noticeable figures of all Buddhist deities. She enlightenes and embodies the attributes of benevolence and compassion that is accessible to everyone.
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  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. Popular colors were indigo and ochre but by the mid 20th century, pastel colors: rose pink, baby blue, light yellow…. became popular and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
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  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. Popular colors were indigo and ochre but by the mid 20th century, pastel colors: rose pink, baby blue, light yellow…. became popular and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    penang-shophouse-detail-03.jpg
  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. Popular colors were indigo and ochre but by the mid 20th century, pastel colors: rose pink, baby blue, light yellow…. became popular and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    penang-shophouse-detail-01.jpg
  • There are many forms of Chinese incense and its use and formulation theory is strongly tied to Traditional Chinese medicine and are still referred today as "fragrant medicines". Use of incense has long been as much for healthy well-being as religious ceremonies.
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  • There are many forms of Chinese incense and its use and formulation theory is strongly tied to Traditional Chinese medicine and are still referred today as "fragrant medicines". Use of incense has long been as much for healthy well-being as religious ceremonies.
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  • There are many forms of Chinese incense and its use and formulation theory is strongly tied to Traditional Chinese medicine and are still referred today as "fragrant medicines". Use of incense has long been as much for healthy well-being as religious ceremonies.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-08.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-02.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-4.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-32.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-8.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-2.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-15.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-12.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-11.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-34.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-33.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-31.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • Penang Rickshaw - Taking a trishaw ride through Penang seems to be the thing to do for every visitor.  There are dozens of them offering this service and the price is fixed these days at 40 Malaysian Ringgit per hour. Unlike other towns where rickshaws still ply the streets, the fixed rate ensures a reasonable fare for passengers and an equitable income for the driver. The trishaws in Penang are colorful with lots of decorations, each with their own individual design and add flambouyant colors to the streets of Penang.
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  • Penang Rickshaw - Taking a trishaw ride through Penang seems to be the thing to do for every visitor.  There are dozens of them offering this service and the price is fixed these days at 40 Malaysian Ringgit per hour. Unlike other towns where rickshaws still ply the streets, the fixed rate ensures a reasonable fare for passengers and an equitable income for the driver. The trishaws in Penang are colorful with lots of decorations, each with their own individual design and add flambouyant colors to the streets of Penang.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-9.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    penang-street-art-7.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • Penang Ferry Service is the oldest ferryboat service in Malaysia. The ferry connects Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth to Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal at Weld Quay in George Town on Penang Island.  The ferry service began operation in 1920, under the management of a Chinese-owned company. However, today, it is jointly operated by the Penang Port Commission (PPC) and Penang Port Sdn Bhd.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • Penang Shophouses - Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • Penang’s Tropical Spice Garden is an eight-acre jungle with some 500 species of flora and fauna. Southeast Asia’s only tropical spice garden is a good place to spend the afternoon– the nature conservation complex features three garden trails that take you on 20-45 minute journeys past stream crossings, waterfalls and structures made of recycled organic materials. The award-winning farm was set up utilizing predominantly natural and recycled building materials salvaged from pre-war shop houses or sourced from local antique stores.  The spice garden is located on the northern shore of Penang on an abandoned rubber plantation mear Batu Feriinghi beach.  Calling itself an eco-tourism facility there are three jungle trails; the Spice Trail, Ornamental Trail and Jungle Trail. Each section features special plant collections such as spices and herbs, aquatic plants and jungle flora. You can choose to explore the park on your own as there is instructional signage exhibiting the names and uses of each plant to guide you.
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  • St George Anglican Church Penang is officially known as Church of St George the Martyr. The church was completed in 1818 and been a George Town, Penang landmark ever since. St George’s Church Penang is the oldest Anglican Church in the Far East and has been designated by the government of Malaysia as National Heritage, given this title in 2007. The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
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  • St George Anglican Church Penang is officially known as Church of St George the Martyr. The church was completed in 1818 and been a George Town, Penang landmark ever since. St George’s Church Penang is the oldest Anglican Church in the Far East and has been designated by the government of Malaysia as National Heritage, given this title in 2007. The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
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  • St George Anglican Church Penang is officially known as Church of St George the Martyr. The church was completed in 1818 and been a George Town, Penang landmark ever since. St George’s Church Penang is the oldest Anglican Church in the Far East and has been designated by the government of Malaysia as National Heritage, given this title in 2007. The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
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  • The George Town Penang Central Fire Station was once known as Beach Street Fire Station. It was built in 1908, and retains its original architecture which has been preserved in Penang’s historical district. The building is a mix of architectural styles: it’s classical facade blends with Mughal style 4 stores tower, with Edwardian influences for good measure.  The fire station is the oldest in Penang, and is also said to be the oldest in Malaysia.
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  • St George Anglican Church Penang is officially known as Church of St George the Martyr. The church was completed in 1818 and been a George Town, Penang landmark ever since. St George’s Church Penang is the oldest Anglican Church in the Far East and has been designated by the government of Malaysia as National Heritage, given this title in 2007. The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
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  • St George Anglican Church Penang is officially known as Church of St George the Martyr. The church was completed in 1818 and been a George Town, Penang landmark ever since. St George’s Church Penang is the oldest Anglican Church in the Far East and has been designated by the government of Malaysia as National Heritage, given this title in 2007. The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
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  • St George Anglican Church Penang is officially known as Church of St George the Martyr. The church was completed in 1818 and been a George Town, Penang landmark ever since. St George’s Church Penang is the oldest Anglican Church in the Far East and has been designated by the government of Malaysia as National Heritage, given this title in 2007. The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
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  • St George Anglican Church Penang is officially known as Church of St George the Martyr. The church was completed in 1818 and been a George Town, Penang landmark ever since. St George’s Church Penang is the oldest Anglican Church in the Far East and has been designated by the government of Malaysia as National Heritage, given this title in 2007. The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.
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  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
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  • Yeng Keng Mansion Penang - The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
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  • Yeng Keng Mansion Penang - The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
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  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
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  • Yeng Keng Mansion Penang - The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
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  • Penang’s Tropical Spice Garden is an eight-acre jungle with some 500 species of flora and fauna. Southeast Asia’s only tropical spice garden is a good place to spend the afternoon– the nature conservation complex features three garden trails that take you on 20-45 minute journeys past stream crossings, waterfalls and structures made of recycled organic materials. The award-winning farm was set up utilizing predominantly natural and recycled building materials salvaged from pre-war shop houses or sourced from local antique stores.  The spice garden is located on the northern shore of Penang on an abandoned rubber plantation mear Batu Feriinghi beach.  Calling itself an eco-tourism facility there are three jungle trails; the Spice Trail, Ornamental Trail and Jungle Trail. Each section features special plant collections such as spices and herbs, aquatic plants and jungle flora. You can choose to explore the park on your own as there is instructional signage exhibiting the names and uses of each plant to guide you.
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  • Penang’s Tropical Spice Garden is an eight-acre jungle with some 500 species of flora and fauna. Southeast Asia’s only tropical spice garden is a good place to spend the afternoon– the nature conservation complex features three garden trails that take you on 20-45 minute journeys past stream crossings, waterfalls and structures made of recycled organic materials. The award-winning farm was set up utilizing predominantly natural and recycled building materials salvaged from pre-war shop houses or sourced from local antique stores.  The spice garden is located on the northern shore of Penang on an abandoned rubber plantation mear Batu Feriinghi beach.  Calling itself an eco-tourism facility there are three jungle trails; the Spice Trail, Ornamental Trail and Jungle Trail. Each section features special plant collections such as spices and herbs, aquatic plants and jungle flora. You can choose to explore the park on your own as there is instructional signage exhibiting the names and uses of each plant to guide you.
    penang-spice-garden-2.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-11.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
    penang-shophouse-03.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
    penang-shophouse-02.jpg
  • Church of the Assumption Penang - the church was built by Eurasians who followed Captain Francis Light to Penang when it was established as a British trading post. These Eurasians were fleeing persecution. Their leader was Bishop Arnaud-Antoine Ganault. They were joined by Catholics of Portuguese descent. The first group of Catholics arrived in Penang on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption in 1786 and later named their church after this historic arrival. The first wooden church was replaced by moving the site to its present location and the current building was constructed in 1861.
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  • Church of the Assumption Penang - the church was built by Eurasians who followed Captain Francis Light to Penang when it was established as a British trading post. These Eurasians were fleeing persecution. Their leader was Bishop Arnaud-Antoine Ganault. They were joined by Catholics of Portuguese descent. The first group of Catholics arrived in Penang on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption in 1786 and later named their church after this historic arrival. The first wooden church was replaced by moving the site to its present location and the current building was constructed in 1861.
    church-assumption-penang-01.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-10.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-09.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-02.jpg
  • Church of the Assumption Penang - the church was built by Eurasians who followed Captain Francis Light to Penang when it was established as a British trading post. These Eurasians were fleeing persecution. Their leader was Bishop Arnaud-Antoine Ganault. They were joined by Catholics of Portuguese descent. The first group of Catholics arrived in Penang on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption in 1786 and later named their church after this historic arrival. The first wooden church was replaced by moving the site to its present location and the current building was constructed in 1861.
    church-assumption-penang-03.jpg
  • Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Malaysia. The Hindu temple has occupied the same spot for more than 200 years. Amazing sculptures of gods and goddesses have been sculpted over the main entrance of the temple. The temple is also known as Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple and Sri Arulmigu Mahariamman Temple. When visiting the temple, do remember to take off your shoes before entering inside. The interior of the temple is also filled with fascinating statues of Hindu deities including the Lord Subramiam, Durga and Ganapathy. During festive seasons, such as Deepavali and Thaipusam, the temples will be packed with thousands of devotees making offerings.
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  • Burning Incense Penang - There are many forms of Chinese incense and its use and formulation theory is strongly tied to Traditional Chinese medicine and are still referred today as "fragrant medicines". Use of incense has long been as much for healthy well-being as religious ceremonies.
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  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-08.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-07.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-05.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-04.jpg
  • Clan Jetty Penang - the area where the clan jetties in Penang were once littered with wood planks and firewood. Locals gathered the planks and constructed jerryrigged piers, houses and sheds. Settlements grew on these piers, and in addition to providing housing for locals, they were also used for the loading and unloading of goods onto boats and mooring of sampans. Each individual jetty identified with respective clans. Originally there were seven clan jetties but only six remain, Chew Jetty is the largest and most active and has become something of a tourist attraction, with visitors eager to view these last bastions of Chinese settlements and a vanishing way of life.
    clan-jetty-penang-03.jpg
  • Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Malaysia. The Hindu temple has occupied the same spot for more than 200 years. Amazing sculptures of gods and goddesses have been sculpted over the main entrance of the temple. The temple is also known as Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple and Sri Arulmigu Mahariamman Temple. When visiting the temple, do remember to take off your shoes before entering inside. The interior of the temple is also filled with fascinating statues of Hindu deities including the Lord Subramiam, Durga and Ganapathy. During festive seasons, such as Deepavali and Thaipusam, the temples will be packed with thousands of devotees making offerings.
    Sri-Mahamariamman-Penang-03.jpg
  • Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Malaysia. The Hindu temple has occupied the same spot for more than 200 years. Amazing sculptures of gods and goddesses have been sculpted over the main entrance of the temple. The temple is also known as Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple and Sri Arulmigu Mahariamman Temple. When visiting the temple, do remember to take off your shoes before entering inside. The interior of the temple is also filled with fascinating statues of Hindu deities including the Lord Subramiam, Durga and Ganapathy. During festive seasons, such as Deepavali and Thaipusam, the temples will be packed with thousands of devotees making offerings.
    Sri-Mahamariamman-Penang-02.jpg
  • Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Malaysia. The Hindu temple has occupied the same spot for more than 200 years. Amazing sculptures of gods and goddesses have been sculpted over the main entrance of the temple. The temple is also known as Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple and Sri Arulmigu Mahariamman Temple. When visiting the temple, do remember to take off your shoes before entering inside. The interior of the temple is also filled with fascinating statues of Hindu deities including the Lord Subramiam, Durga and Ganapathy. During festive seasons, such as Deepavali and Thaipusam, the temples will be packed with thousands of devotees making offerings.
    Sri-Mahamariamman-Penang-01.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
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  • To commemorate Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, a Jubilee Clock Tower was constructed in George Town, Penang at the time a British Straits Settlement in the same year at junction of Light Street and Pantai Street. Built in a Moorish style the tower is sixty feet tall, one foot for each year of Victoria's reign.
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  • Penang Crabs
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  • Penang Florist
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  • The back streets and alleys of George Town in Penang you are likely to find craftsmen.  Local specialties include incense or joss stick makers and carpenters.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
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  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    george-town-street-art-01.jpg
  • George Town Penang Street Art started with Penang’s Georgetown Festival in 2012.  Beginning then, crumbling old walls gained a new lease of life.  Most of the more artistic murals and street art were created by a Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who was living in Penang at the time.  His artworks are humorous but at the same time open to interpretation.  Besides the paintings and murals, there are also steel rod wire sculptures scattered around the old sections of George Town with more local and somewhat less artistic themes.
    george-town-street-art-06.jpg
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