Penang State Assembly Building

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Penang State Assembly Building
Bangunan Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang
Front facade of the Penang State Assembly Building in 2024.jpg
Penang State Assembly Building
Former namesMagistrate's Courts,
Central Police Station
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeState Legislative Assembly
Architectural styleAnglo-Indian
Address Light Street,
10200 George Town,
Penang, Malaysia
Town or city George Town, Penang
Country Malaysia
Coordinates 5°25′10″N100°20′36″E / 5.419423°N 100.343265°E / 5.419423; 100.343265
Current tenants Government of Penang
Construction started1820s
Renovated1959
Renovation cost $150,000
Owner Government of Penang
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, iv
Designated2008 (32nd session)
Reference no. 1223
Region Asia-Pacific

The Penang State Assembly Building is the home of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. It is located at Light Street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia, within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. All State Legislative Assembly proceedings are held within the building.

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Built in the 1820s, the Anglo-Indian classical style building originally served as part of George Town's Central Police Station. [1] [2] [3] It was only in 1959 when the building was converted into the current home of the State Legislative Assembly. [3] [4] [5]

Architecture

Side view of the building Side view of the Penang State Assembly Building in 2024.jpg
Side view of the building

The Penang State Assembly Building was designed in the Anglo-Indian classical style, and contains elements of classical Greek and Palladian architectures. [6] For instance, the massive white colonnades supporting a large pediment were inspired by ancient Greek temples.

History

The building now known as the Penang State Assembly Building was built sometime in the 1820s, although its exact date of construction has not been determined. [1] [2] As with many other buildings of that particular period, this building was constructed by convict labourers sent from India.

Originally, the building was part of George Town's Central Police Station, housing the Recorder's and Magistrate's Courts. [2] [3] It was renovated in 1874, while another administrative building was added to the police complex in 1890. [2]

The building retained its judicial function until 1959, when it was finally converted for use by the newly-formed Penang State Legislative Assembly. [4] [5] The conversion of the building into the present-day State Assembly Building cost $150,000 (Malaya and British Borneo dollar). [3]

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