why i choose this monument??
We choose this monument because it can represent how Georgetown started and we want to remember people that defend this Georgetown from colonialist. this monument have historical and value for this town.
HISTORY
Cenotaph (or also known as Penang War Memorial is
a war memorial, constructed in 1948 and located at the The Esplanade, George Town, Penang. It lies by the sea at the intersection of
Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah and Jalan Padang Kota Lama. Built in stone, it is
an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, UK.The monument
erected to commemorate the brave soldiers who sacrificed themselves in The
Battle of Penang during World War I In
reality, Penang saw very little action related to World War I, with the
possible exception of the sinking of the Russian ship Zemschug by the German
cruise ship Emden.