Exterior view of the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Georgetown, Penang.
The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion was built in the 1880s. The Mansion was commissioned by Cheong Fatt Tze, a local merchant trader. He left China as a penniless teenager and eventually established a vast commercial empire throughout East Asia. He earned himself the nickname of the Rockerfeller of the east. The building was rescued from ruin in the 1990s and was restored and gained a UNESCO Heritage Award in 2000. It is open to visitors and is run as an exclusive home-stay hotel. The Mansion was used as a location for the 1992 film “Indochine” staring Catherine Deneuve.
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Location: Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, 14 Leith Street (Lebuh Leith) Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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