The Penang five foot walk way was introduced by the then colonial Brtish. Even the tiles are truly imported from England.
The tiles are very well decorated and is very valuable.
The breason of introducing this-
1) provide a safe walkway for the locals
2) a shelter against rain and sun
3) a place of recreation for the residents staying where children can play , old people can rest and talk the whole day and week activities.
4) A community centre
5) Even to organized function like wedding, birthday without using any tent.
The building are heritage building - and solid .
They also have pillars outside and this serves as a support for the entire building.
They are normally double storey - the top storey flooring is made of an entire wood.
The wood is solid- some lasted for more than 200 years .
The doors are sometime the traditional Chinese door that you can find in China during olden days.
This idea was copied by Sir Stanford Raffles - and introduced to Singapore.
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