6048 x 4024 px | 51,2 x 34,1 cm | 20,2 x 13,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
25 marzo 2025
Ubicazione:
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Altre informazioni:
A cannon in the gardens, pointing out to sea in front of the Eastern & Oriental (E&O) Hotel in Goerge Town capital city of Penang in Malaysia, The cannons were purchased by the Sarkies brothers who founded the Eastern & Oriental Hotel (E&O in 1889, purchased the canons from nearby Fort Cornwallis. These cannons were placed in the longest hotel sea front in the world as garden ornaments, They have remained a fixture of the hotel to this day. George Town was an important Straits of Malacca trading post established by the British East India Company in 1786, becoming part of the British Empire. In 2008, George Town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved built heritage, vibrant cultural diversity, and George Town’s historical role as a mercantilist port city.
