Old gem in new mall


NOT many people realise that smack in the heart of Penang’s spanking new mall in Gurney Drive is an old gem with a rich history – the former St Joseph’s Novitiate building.

Now the go-to spot for both locals and tourists, the Gurney Paragon lifestyle mall which opened in July this year has incorporated the 88-year-old chapel building as its centrepiece.

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