Penang Unesco World Heritage Site
On 7 july 2008 george town and malacca the historic cities of the straits of malacca were jointly listed as unesco world heritage sites.
Penang unesco world heritage site. Donate now and help preserve world heritage sites 44 th session of the world heritage committee fuzhou china. According to unesco malacca and george town historic cities of the straits of malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural. Unesco inscription details.
At only 2 5sq km the george town world. George town unesco world heritage site 4 february 2009 on 7 july 2008 melaka and george town were fêted as malaysia s newest unesco world heritage sites. This is the first time that cultural sites in malaysia have been inscribed into unesco s prestigious world heritage listing.
Penang george town unesco world heritage site is abuzz with the old and the new where street art and modern cafés sit side by side with pre war heritage buildings. Placing penang on unesco s world heritage list the world heritage convention defines cultural heritage as a monument group of buildings or site of historical aesthetic archaeological scientific ethnological or anthropological value. Pacific and africa gather in penang to exchange knowledge about strengthening resilience against disaster risks 20 jun 2019.
Spirits were high in penang on the 7th of july as they celebrated 11 years of george town being named a unesco world heritage site. Listed as a unesco world cultural heritage site in 2008 the capital georgetown is the embodiment of penang so much so that the two names are almost interchangeable. What a momentous occasion for our beloved island up north.
Penang heritage sites are one of the most numerous in malaysia. Working towards innovative ideas and holistic management on the george town unesco world heritage site for the benefit of the local people she incorporated built conservation with elements of disaster risk reduction and intangible cultural heritage safeguarding to create a sustainable heritage city for the people who live in work in and use george town. Unesco world heritage centre unesco.
The george town unesco world heritage site features malaysia s best restored and re adaptive traditional architecture as well as a multitude of heritage trades and arts. In 2008 the oldest sections of george town in all their multicultural glory were officially named a unesco world heritage. The famous teochew chendul is considered to be one of best for the sweet dessert cendol an iced sweet dessert.
The conurbation holds most of the isle of the betel nut s sightseeing spots from the kek lok si temple and khoo kongsi clan house to fort cornwallis and the botanical gardens.