Penang Chinese Town Hall
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Penang chinese town hall. The penang chinese town hall housed in a 12 storey office block at pitt street within george town s unesco world heritage site is a chinese organisation that was established in 1881 it is located between st. 22 jalan masjid kapitan keling tel. 22 jalan masjid kapitan keling you can reach them by tel fax.
It was founded in 1880 81. The architecture of penang reflects the 171 years of british presence on the island coalescing with local chinese indian islamic and other elements to create a unique and distinctive brand of architecture. The foundation stone of the town hall was laid in 1879 and the main.
Established in 1881 by the chinese merchants of penang the penang chinese town hall currently has its office building located along pitt street george town next to the famous kuan yin temple. The penang chinese town hall was established in 1881. The main donors for the inauguration of the penang chinese town hall were the british colonial office 10 000 yuan the fukien association 2 000 yuan ch ao chou prefecture 1 800 yuan.
Originally intended to resolve disputes between the hokkien and. Town hall george town 30 january 2006 the town hall gps.
Penang chinese town hall at pitt street george town. View all hotels near penang town hall on tripadvisor. George s church to the north and kuan yin teng temple to the south.
It was found that chung keng quee was the single largest individual donor towards the founding of the town hall and was a prominent president serving from 1881 to 1883. The penang riots of 1867 and the larut wars from 1860 to. Chung keng quee was the single largest individual donor towards the founding of the town hall and was a prominent president serving from 1881 to 1883.
Until then the role of looking after the needs of the chinese in penang was played by the kong hock keong temple better known as the kuan yin teng. 5 42121 100 3411 of george town is a civic building at padang kota lama penang like most important buildings of the british administration the penang town hall takes pride of place in front of an open field in this case the esplanade padang in george town. No 3 light street 10200 penang branch office.
Along with malacca penang is an architectural gem of malaysia and southeast asia unlike singapore also a straits settlement where many heritage buildings had to make way for modern. Telephone 04 250 4050 fax 04 250 4055. 9th floor penang chinese town hall building 22 jalan masjid kapitan keling 10200 penang.
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