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Penang Esplanade Seawall Heritage Trail Wins UNESCO Heritage Award

June 8, 2026

GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s Esplanade Seawall and Promenade project has been internationally recognised in the 2025 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation🎖️

🌊 Receiving the New Design in Heritage Contexts award with Special Recognition for Sustainable Development

“The new seawall now features a wide promenade that replicates its 19th-century typology, with traditional granite construction, a concealed sheet-pile toe, and rock revetment for erosion resistance. It features a lower terrace that submerges during spring tides, exposing the original seawall near the Cenotaph War Memorial.”