Lebuh Pantai (Beach Street/பீச் வீதி)

Lebuh Pantai, or Beach Street, is one of the longest and most important historical streets in the financial and commercial heart of George Town. As a cornerstone of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is renowned for its impressive collection of colonial-era buildings that once housed the most powerful banks, trading firms, and administrative centers of the British colony. The architecture along Beach Street is a grand display of various European styles, reflecting the wealth and importance of Penang as a major port in the British Empire. Today, the street continues to be a major commercial artery, but it is also a major draw for tourists and history enthusiasts who come to marvel at its architectural splendor and soak in the historical atmosphere of this magnificent thoroughfare. The name in Tamil, "பீச் வீதி," underscores the multicultural nature of the street's heritage.