Kek Lok Si Temple
Kek Lok Si Temple
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- 9am-6pm
Lonely Planet review for Kek Lok Si Temple
The ‘Temple of Supreme Bliss’ is also the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and one of the most recognisable buildings in the country, in its way as much a part of the national iconography as the Petronas Towers and the orang-utan. Built by an immigrant Chinese Buddhist in 1890, Kek Lok Si is a cornerstone of the Malay-Chinese community, who provided the funding for its two-decade long construction (and ongoing additions). The temple both stands atop and is carved into the slope of Air Itam, near Penang Hill.
