airscapes 2009
George Town, Penang


George Town is a Unesco World Heritage Site and features a relatively unspoiled mix of colonial British, Chinese, Indian and Muslim cultural influences, with great street food to match.

 


   A quaint street in George Town's historic old town

A quaint street in George Town's historic old town

 


   Inside a converted shophouse, with its interior open to the sky

Inside a converted shophouse, with interior open to the sky    Inside a converted shophouse, with interior open to the sky

 


Inside a converted shophouse, with interior open to the sky

 


   Rustic Penang

Rustic Penang

 


Rustic Penang

 


   Flower-decked pedicab

Flower-decked pedicab

 


   George Town's neighborhoods include Chinese, Indian, and Muslim populations

George Town's neighborhoods include Chinese, Indian, and Muslim populations

 


   Mosque

Mosque

 


Elaborate roofing

 


   Hair saloons - an idea whose time has come

Hair saloons - an idea whose time has come

 


   Colonial George Town

Colonial George Town

 


Colonial George Town

 


   Clock tower

Clock tower

 


   Guns of Fort Cornwallis

Guns of Fort Cornwallis

 


   ...and some local residents

...and some local residents

 


   Chinese museum and heritage site

Chinese museum and heritage site

 


   Temple area

Temple area

 


   Chinese sculpture

Chinese sculpture

 


   Interior wall painting

Interior wall painting

 


   Interior wall painting

Interior wall painting

 


   Elaborate window decoration

Elaborate window decoration

 


   3-dimensional wall mural

3-dimensional wall mural

 


3-dimensional wall mural

 


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