page_title: Penang State Assembly Building
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Penang State Assembly Building / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: State Assembly Building This is a photo of a monument in Malaysia, identified by ID 07-PNG/7
context_page_description: 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
  Built in the 1820s, the Anglo-Indian classical style building originally served as part of George Town's Central Police Station. It was only in 1959 when the building was converted into the current home of the State Legislative Assembly.
context_section_description: The Penang State Assembly Building was designed in the Anglo-Indian classical style, and contains elements of classical Greek and Palladian architectures. For instance, the massive white colonnades supporting a large pediment were inspired by ancient Greek temples.
caption: The front façade of the Penang State Assembly Building
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