[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1980]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1980]]
[[Category:Mosques in Penang]]
[[Category:Mosques in Penang]]
[[Category:Sunni mosques in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Sunni mosques in Malaysia]]
State mosque in Penang, Malaysia
| Penang State Mosque | |
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Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang مسجد نڬري ڤولاو ڤينڠ |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Ownership | State Government of Penang |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | George Town, Penang |
| Country | Malaysia |
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| Geographic coordinates |
5°24′24″N 100°18′05″E / 5.40667°N 100.30139°E / 5.40667; 100.30139 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Efren Brindez Paz |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Modernist |
| Groundbreaking | 1977 |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret | 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.
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]
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.
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“Penang State Mosque”. VirtualMalaysia.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
