Georgetown Inscribed As Unesco Heritage Site
7th July 2009 is a memorable day for Penang as one of the main cities, George Town was accorded World Heritage Site status by Unesco, or the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations. Besides George Town, Melaka also represent Malaysia as Unesco Heritage Site. As Malaysians, We are very proud of it, don't we?
Besides George Town and Melaka, there are seven more new cultural sites added to Unesco's World Heritage List, they are:
1 ) Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Papua New Guinea)
2 ) Stari Grad Plain (Croatia)
3 ) Fortifications of Vauban (France)
4 ) Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (Germany)
5 ) Mantua and Sabbioneta (Italy)
6 ) San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano (San Marino)
7 ) The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area (Slovakia)
The core areas that made up of historical sites in Georgetown include the Lebuh Acheh historical enclave and sites such as the Lebuh Acheh Malay Mosque, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Kling Mosque, the Goddess of Mercy Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Khoo Kongsi, St George Church, Assumption Church, St Xavier Institution, Convent Light Street, Little India, the museum and court building, the commercial area of Beach Street, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanade, City Hall, the clan jetties and the port areas.
Thanks for the efforts by Malaysian government since 2004. On this web blog, I would focused on George Town only as I have been here for seven years. George Town is like my second hometown after Selangor (located in Southern-Malaysia).
"The Journey Through Penang Heritage City Begins,"- Kun
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Besides George Town and Melaka, there are seven more new cultural sites added to Unesco's World Heritage List, they are:
1 ) Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Papua New Guinea)
2 ) Stari Grad Plain (Croatia)
3 ) Fortifications of Vauban (France)
4 ) Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (Germany)
5 ) Mantua and Sabbioneta (Italy)
6 ) San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano (San Marino)
7 ) The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area (Slovakia)
The core areas that made up of historical sites in Georgetown include the Lebuh Acheh historical enclave and sites such as the Lebuh Acheh Malay Mosque, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Kling Mosque, the Goddess of Mercy Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Khoo Kongsi, St George Church, Assumption Church, St Xavier Institution, Convent Light Street, Little India, the museum and court building, the commercial area of Beach Street, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanade, City Hall, the clan jetties and the port areas.
Thanks for the efforts by Malaysian government since 2004. On this web blog, I would focused on George Town only as I have been here for seven years. George Town is like my second hometown after Selangor (located in Southern-Malaysia).
"The Journey Through Penang Heritage City Begins,"- Kun
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