Georgetown Images
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Fort Cornwallis was built in 1786 to protect Penang Island from amphibious invasion.
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British Royal Marines liberating George Town from the Japanese on 3 September 1945.
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The Esplanade, where Francis Light had founded George Town in 1786, was also where George Towns city status was proclaimed in 1957.[73]
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The City Hall, built in 1903, now serves as the headquarters of the Penang Island City Council.
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The Jewish Cemetery at Jalan Zainal Abidin (formerly Yahudi Road) is believed to be the oldest in Southeast Asia.[38]
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The Church of the Assumption is the oldest Catholic church in northern Malaysia.[204]
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The Rainbow Skywalk at the top of Komtar Tower is the highest outdoor glass footwalk in Malaysia.[207]
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A bowl of asam laksa, Penangs most famous hawker dish. It was ranked 7th in CNNs list of the worlds 50 best foods.[233]
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One of the dozens of wrought iron caricatures that have been put up within George Town.
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The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery formerly housed the Penang Free School until 1927.[44]
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Wawasan Open University is a private institution specialising in open-distance learning.
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The Penang Bridge, completed in 1985, was formerly the longest bridge in Southeast Asia.
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The new Penang Hill Railway funicular train, which has been in use since 2011.[305]
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