THE Eastern & Oriental Hotel (the E&O) was established in 1889 by the Armenian Sarkies Brothers. It was in that year that two entities, Eastern Hotel (est 1884) and Oriental Hotel (1885) were merged.

For more information, click through:

• E&O Hotel: A restored beauty (Options article, The Edge, Sept 2008)
• Glimpses of colonial Penang (Travel NST Online)
• The History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia (Amassia Publishing)
• Penang E&O Hotel (flickr)