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MALAYSIA : STREETS OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG - December 2012
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| The Kapitan Keling Mosque |
- 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 Zone. George 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
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.
(Cheah Kongsiis at Chulia Street directly opposite Queen Street)
(seen at one side wall of the Cheah Kongsi entrance)
(seen on other side entrance wall of the Cheah Kongsi )
(at the floor of entrance to the compound of the Cheah Kongsi )
(at the junction of Armenian Street and Canon Street)
(at Junction of Farquhar Street & Pitt Street)
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
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