Monday, February 4, 2013

Photo Gallery - Malaysia : Streets of George Town (Temples), Penang

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MALAYSIA : STREETS OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG - December 2012
The Kapitan Keling Mosque
This blog comes in 3 pages, click below to go to the other pages:
- Page 1 : Street Culture
- Page 3 : Stately Buildings

Most of these are photos that I took while I was on bike ride around the George Town's UNESCO Heritage Core ZoneGeorge Town is so full of culture & history. These are evident in many of the temples, mosques and buildings. Enjoy.


B. CHURCHES, MOSQUES & TEMPLES, etc.


(at junction of Chulia Street & Queen Street)

Front View of the Nagore Durgha Sheriff


Update February 2014 - Front View of the Nagore Durgha Sherifflooking new with a fresh coat of paint.

Temple at King Street - I found the angular roof party wall interesting & the paintings at the roof eaves beautiful

Painting at Roof Eaves

Painting at Roof Eaves

Painting at Roof Eaves

Painting at Roof Eaves

Painting at Roof Eaves

Painting at Roof Eaves


These are 3-D caricature in glass boxes on top of each front column, just below the roof eaves.


Another 3-D caricature, these depicts daily lives in ancient China.


Roof Ridge Decorative Ornament


Wall Pane Carving Of Life In a Ancient Chinese Household.


Wall Panel Carving of a qilin & elephants.


Cheah Kongsi roof eaves & ceiling joist timber carvings


A peek into the Cheah Kongsi Temple from the compound entrance.
(Cheah Kongsiis at Chulia Street directly opposite Queen Street)


"Dragons In The Sea" wall panel carving
(seen at one side wall of the Cheah Kongsi entrance)


"Tiger In The Jungle" wall panel carving
(seen on other side entrance wall of the Cheah Kongsi )


Geometric pattern floor tiles
(at the floor of entrance to the compound of the Cheah Kongsi )


Entrance Guardian God painting on one leave of the entrance door.


Entrance Guardian God painting on other door.


Chinese characters inscription on memorial wall of the Cheah Kongsi.


Cheah Kongsi  Entrance at Beach Street


"Dragons In The Sea" wall tile paneling at Cheah Kongsi  Entrance, Beach Street.


"Tiger & Tiger Cub" wall tile paneling at Cheah Kongsi  Entrance, Beach Street.
Green Bamboo in Round Window Portal of a pink wall at the Cheah Kongsi .


Minaret of the Kapitan Keling Mosque


Carved Stone Dragon Columns of the Yap Kongsi
(at the junction of Armenian Street and Canon Street)


St. George's Anglican Church
(at Junction of Farquhar Street & Pitt Street)


The Francis Light Memorial at the lawn.


Hong Sua See Temple at Fettes Road

Dragon & Sea Pearl roof ornaments at the Hong Sua See Temple

Stone Dragon Columns at the Hong Sua See Temple

Wall Panel Stone Carvings at the Hong Sua See Temple


This blog comes in 3 pages, click below to go to the other pages:



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Be surprised by the many grand buildings in George Town, many of which are
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unique as some of the art work blends in with the physical.

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Artwork by the students & artist of Cambodia's University of Fine Arts





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