Majlis Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang
Beach Street, George Town, Penang
The Majlis Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang was originally part of the Government Offices complex during the British Administration. It is a double storey Neo-Classical style building constructed in 1907, and is richly ornamented. This is the pinnacle of colonial architecture in the Straits Settlements during Edwardian times.
The building was originally part of a U-shaped ensemble that faced the section of Light Street. (This section of Light Street was later renamed King Edward Place, and now called Pesara King Edward.) Most of the British administrative offices are housed in this building and its adjacent sections. The construction of this government complex after the reclamation of the George Town shoreline around 1883-1889, which extended the shore outwards to form Weld Quay. It was a time when Penang experience a boom in trading, allowing this tip of the island to become the centre of administration.
This section of town suffered heavy bombardment during the Second World War and destroyed much of the structure. Many of the Government Office buildings were damaged beyond repair. What was left standing is this building, and today houses the State Islamic Council.
Majlis Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang, as seen from Beach Street.
Majlis Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang, as seen from Downing Street.
Another view of the Majlis Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang building from Downing Street.
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