| Malay: Jalan Magazine 头条路 / 頭條路 Thâu-tiâu-lōo (Hokkien POJ) | |
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| Maintained by | Penang Island City Council |
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| Location | George Town |
| West end | Magazine Circus (next to Komtar) |
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| Construction | |
| Inauguration | Late 19th century |
JALAN MAGAZINE Magazine Rd10300 P. PINANG | |
5°24′47.84″N 100°19′49.41″E / 5.4132889°N 100.3303917°EMagazine Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The one-way road, one of the busiest in the city centre, runs along some of George Town's major landmarks, including Komtar and 1st Avenue Mall.
The road was created towards the end of the 19th century as part of an urban residential quarter known as the Seven Streets Precinct.[1] Straits Eclectic-style shophouses can still be seen along the road, standing alongside more modern high-rises.
The western end of Magazine Road joins the similarly-named Magazine Circus, which also intersects four other major roads within the city centre - Penang Road, Macalister Road, Dato Keramat Road and Brick Kiln Road.
- ^ Khoo, Salma Nasution (2007). Streets of George Town, Penang. Penang, Malaysia: Areca Books. pp. 124-125. ISBN 9789839886009.