Penang State Mosque Explained

Penang State Mosque
Native Name:Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang
பினாங்கு மாநில மசூதி
Map Type:Malaysia Penang George Town
Map Size:220px
Coordinates:5.4067°N 100.3014°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Tradition:Sunni
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Organizational Status:-->
Ownership:State Government of Penang
Architect:Efren Brindez Paz
Architecture Type:mosque
Established:1980
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Minaret Quantity:1
Materials:concrete
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The Penang State Mosque or Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang is a state mosque located at Jalan Masjid Negeri (Green Lane) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

History

Construction of the mosque began on 1977 with the foundation stone was officially laid by Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang, Tun Sardon Jubir on 16 July 1977. The mosque was completed in 1980 and was officially opened on 29 August 1980 by the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang. [1]

Features

The mosque was inspired by Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer's design of Cathedral of Brasília in Brasília, capital of Brazil. Its architecture is an amalgamation of Western Modernist. The mosque was designed by the Filipino architect, Efren Brindez Paz.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Penang State Mosque. VirtualMalaysia.com. April 4, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091126025253/http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/destination/penang%20state%20mosque.html. 26 November 2009. dmy-all.

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