| Penang State Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang பினாங்கு மாநில மசூதி | |
 Penang State Mosque seen from Penang Hill in 2023 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Ownership | State Government of Penang |
| Location | |
| Location | George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
  Shown within George Town, Penang | |
| Geographic coordinates | 5°24′24″N 100°18′05″E / 5.40667°N 100.30139°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Efren Brindez Paz |
| Type | mosque |
| Date established | 1980 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Materials | concrete |
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 Brasilia in Brasilia, capital of Brazil. Its architecture is an amalgamation of Western Modernist. The mosque was designed by the Filipino architect, Efren Brindez Paz.
Penang State Mosque viewed from Jalan Masjid Negeri (Green Lane)
See also
References
- ↑ "Penang State Mosque". VirtualMalaysia.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Penang State Mosque.
- Photo: http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=1833942 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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