bck1402Was wandering around #Georgetown #GeorgetownPenang #VictoriaStreet and thought the #building seemed sad with the #overgrown #plants on its ruined #facade. #blackAndWhitePhotography #BWPhotography #photography
Lyle Solla-YatesStumbled on this older article researching #UNESCO and the frictions between preservation and commercialization of cultural sites https://web.archive.org/web/20200527103655/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/aug/30/unescocide-world-heritage-status-hurt-help-tourism #GeorgetownPenang
'Unesco-cide': does world heritage status do cities more harm than good?
The gambling-ridden clan jetties of Malaysia’s George Town were saved from ruin by the award of Unesco world heritage status, but their new fame left locals overwhelmed by a tide of invasive tourism. Can we ever get the balance right?
Was around #PenangTown #LittleIndia today so grabbed a shot of this #Temple which had this incredible set of #sculptures which I was sure would look good in #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Penang #GeorgetownPenang
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