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Colonial Building in Penang

Keywords : Colonial Building

Site common nameColonial Building in Penang
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityGeorge Town
StatePenang
CountryMalaysia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 5.4209137
Long : 100.3399453

History of production-
ArtThere are lots of official buildings in Georgetown, Penang, constructed during the period of British Colonization. Interestingly, the architectural style of these buildings is the mixture of Classic and Baroque styles. These building are normally planned in Palladian plan which is of the most popular scheme for official architecture. The columns at the loggia are normally of classic orders, either Doric or Corinthian. However, at the pediment, the volutes are normally applied in the manner of Baroque style.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBritish Colonization Period
Age19th-20th century

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali