It is also within a walking distance to stately British colonial mansions that used as public buildings with the Penang state museum right next to the St George’s Church and the Courthouse just across from it. Down the road, the stately City Hall and Town Hall stand proud and tall facing the Esplanade while about 300m from these grand old buildings was the Penang Legislative Assembly building. This was also just across the Fort Cornwallis, a historical monument next to the Esplanade facing the sea.