Architecture sights in Malaysia
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Eastern & Oriental Hotel
The Eastern & Oriental Hotel dominates the seafront end of Jln Penang. Originally built in 1884 as the Eastern Hotel, it became so popular that the following year it was expanded and renamed the Eastern & Oriental Hotel. The stylish E&O was the archetypal 19th-century colonial grand hotel, established by two of the famous Armenian Sarkies brothers, Tigram and Martin, the most famous hoteliers in the East, who later founded Raffles Hotel in Singapore.
In the 1920s the Sarkies promoted the E&O as 'The Premier Hotel East of Suez' (a catchy phrase the brothers later used to advertise all their hotels) which supposedly had the 'longest seafront of any hotel' in the world, at 8…
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Hong San Temple
Hong San Temple is easily Kuching's finest Chinese temple. Thought to date back to around 1840, this Hokkien Chinese temple was fully restored in 2003. The new stone carvings, done by stonemasons brought in from mainland China, are superb, as is the Buddhist altar.
There is a big celebration at this temple in April, with a long procession of floats, lion and dragon dancers and other groups winding their way through town following the altar of Kong Teck Choon Ong (the diety at the temple).
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Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
Malaysia’s oldest traditional Chinese temple (dating from 1646) remains a central place of worship for the Buddhist community in Melaka. Notable for its carved woodwork, Cheng Hoon Teng Temple is dedicated to Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. All building materials for the temple were imported from China, along with the artisans involved in its construction. A robed effigy of Guanyin can be found within the main temple hall, itself an explosion of black, gold and red.
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Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim
Sitting magnificently atop Bukit Timbalan, designed by Palmer & Turner architects, the imposing Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim is a mighty melange of colonial pomp, Islamic motifs and indigenous design. Completed in 1942, the city landmark was employed as a fortress by the Japanese as they prepared to attack Singapore.
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Khoo Kongsi
The kongsi, or clanhouse, is a major node of overseas Chinese communities. Clanhouses and assembly halls are both the civic and religious backbone for many overseas Chinese, and the most impressive one in Penang is the Khoo clanhouse, or Khoo Kongsi, also known as Dragon Mountain Hall.
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Chinese Shophouses
The Old Town features many rows of rickety Chinese shophouses, though those in the New Town area east of the river are generally in better condition. After Georgetown, Ipoh has one of the most extensive areas of later shophouse architecture in Malaysia.
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Masjid Albukhary
A short stroll east from the Pudu Jail is the gleaming modern Masjid Albukhary. Its dome features stunning blue tile work outside and detailed stucco work inside. Visitors are welcome outside of prayer times.
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Tua Pek Kong
Be sure to have a look at Tua Pek Kong, the temple on the red wedding-layer-cake structure on Jln Padungan at the end of Main Bazaar. It's the most popular temple in town for local Chinese residents.
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Khoo Kongsi
The kongsi, or clanhouse, is a major node of overseas Chinese communities. Clanhouses and assembly halls are both the civic and religious backbone for many overseas Chinese, and the most impressive one in Penang is the Khoo clanhouse, or Khoo Kongsi, also known as Dragon Mountain Hall.
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