Penang State Mosque

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Penang State Mosque
Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang
مسجد نڬري ڤولاو ڤينڠ
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Penang State Mosque seen from Penang Hill in 2023
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
Ownership State Government of Penang
StatusActive
Location
Location George Town, Penang
CountryMalaysia
Location map of George Town 2023.svg
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Location of the mosque in George Town, Penang
Geographic coordinates 5°24′24″N100°18′05″E / 5.40667°N 100.30139°E / 5.40667; 100.30139
Architecture
Architect(s) Efren Brindez Paz
Type Mosque architecture
Style Modernist
Groundbreaking1977
Completed1980
Specifications
Minaret(s)One
Materials Concrete

The Penang State Mosque (Malay : Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang) is a Sunni state mosque located at Jalan Masjid Negeri (Green Lane) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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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]

Architecture

The mosque was inspired by Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer's design of Cathedral of Brasília in Brasília. 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) Cmglee Penang State Mosque.jpg
Penang State Mosque viewed from Jalan Masjid Negeri (Green Lane)

See also

References

  1. "Penang State Mosque". VirtualMalaysia.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.

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