Gurney Plaza, touted as Penang’s premier lifestyle mall, is a shopping mall located at the famed Gurney Drive promenade in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is the second largest shopping mall in Penang after Queensbay Mall and by far the most classy. It was completed in 2001 by one of Southeast Asia’s largest property companies, CapitaLand. Gurney Plaza houses the biggest cineplex in Malaysia’s northern region, the 12-screen Golden Screen Cinemas equipped with THX-certified auditoriums, and second only to Malaysia’s biggest cineplex at Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur.
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