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New UNESCO WHS : George Town (Tanjung)

by SLLiew - last update: Jul 8, 2008



According to history, George Town was named after King George III while the island of Penang, "Prince of Wales Island", was named after his son, the Prince of Wales, who became King George V.

Streets of George Town



George Town has a colorful colonial past. There are Downing, Edward, Victoria, Queen, King, Bishop, Buckingham Streets and Love Lane.

New UNESCO World Heritage Historic City



George Town with the largest concentration of prewar and heritage buildings is bidding with Melaka to be listed by UNESCO for the past few years. This July 2008, both has been added as UNESCO WHS Historic cities.

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Comments for SLLiew about George Town
SLLiew Sat Nov 7, 2009 17:19 UTC
 Claus, Glad you like laid back and food galore George Town with hills and sea.
cachaseiro Sat Nov 7, 2009 14:01 UTC
 i love george town. itīs my favorite hangout in all south east asia.
hopang Sat Aug 8, 2009 17:18 UTC
 Lovely George Town page! Those streets at Geroge Town indeed look wonderful and interesting. They are certainly great to visit and explore! ~ho & pang
starship Thu Apr 23, 2009 02:52 UTC
 Today I received your postcard from this interesting city, and what a great surprise! Thank you, SL. Enjoyed reading your observations and the history of this town. Thanks again, and will put up your postcard on my HP soon! sylvia
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