PENANG SKETCHWALK 2014
"Lebuh Acheh, George Town, Penang" (2014)
In the 18th century, with Malacca in decline, trades along the straits of Malacca moved northwards to Achech, Nederlands-indie (Indonesia). When Captain Francis Light from the British East India Company established the trading post in Penang, he wanted to create a British trading post that rivals Acheh. To do this, he attrached merchants and traders from all over the world to settle in George Town. As a result, Penang had substantial communities of immigrants from Phuket Thai, China, South India, Arabia, Armenian and Acheh itself. One of the mercant who settled here was Tengku Sheriff Syed Hussain Al-Aidid, a wealthy Achechnese mercant of Arab descent and clan leader at the invitation of Cap. Francis, and the compound where he and his clan lived became Acheh street.
"George Town Dispensary Bhd, Penang"(2014)
The George Town Dispensary in Penang was founded by a Cakcutta Armenian physician, Dr Thadeus Avetoom in 1889. In 1923 the current building was replacing an earlier building which was built in 1895 on the same site. This attractive corner building was designed by the Singaporean based architect, Swan & McLaren.
"Han Jiang Ancestral Temple, George Town, Penang" (2014)
Han Jiang Ancestral Temple, formerly known as the Teochew Kongsi (Teochew clan house) is a Chinese temple located along lebuh Chulia in George Town, Penang. It was constructed in 1870 by the Penang Teochew Association. The temple was built in the form of Shi Dian Jing (four point gold), which refers to the gables if the four hipped roofs that form a quadrangle around inner atrium.
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