Penang State Mosque

Penang State Mosque
பினாங்கு மாநில மசூதி Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang
Penang State Mosque seen from Penang Hill in 2023
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Ownership	State Government of Penang
Status	Active
Location
Location	George Town, Penang
Country	Malaysia
Location of the mosque in George Town, Penang
Geographic coordinates	5°24′24″N 100°18′05″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Efren Brindez Paz
Type	Mosque architecture
Groundbreaking	1977
Completed	1980
Specifications
Minaret(s)	One
Materials	Concrete

The Penang State Mosque (Malayalam: பினாங்கு மாநில மசூதி, romanized: Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang) is a Sunni 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.

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)

See also

• Islam in Malaysia
• List of mosques in Malaysia

External links

Media related to Penang State Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

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