Penang Pagoda

Been to Penang recently and visited the famous pagoda..

looks stunning from afar..


we walked past the pagoda fountain..


and the Buddha statue..



before we reached the pagoda..


Reached the entrance..


This giant statue guards the entrance of the pagoda..

The stairway is just behind this statue. I just climbed to the second floor and got this view..
near..
and far away..

Scenic Sunday

Comments

  1. catMay 29, 2010 at 8:22 PM

    What a great looking building!

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  2. ReanaclaireMay 29, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    hey wenn, i also posted pg pics too. just came back...

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  3. Living In Williamsburg VirginiaMay 29, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    Beautiful photos. What an incredible location.

    Darryl and Ruth : )

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  4. smallkucingMay 29, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    ya very nice...just too bad at the foot hill too comercialised :(

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  5. Carolyn FordMay 29, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    The pagodas of Asia are so beautiful. I have seen them in Japan and Korea only...very nice captures from your land.

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  6. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.May 29, 2010 at 11:03 PM

    Hi Wenn
    queste foto sono molto belle... la Pagoda è veramente magnifica :-)
    Grazie della visita.
    Happy day.

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  7. rainfield61May 30, 2010 at 12:16 AM

    Penang is such a beautiful island.

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  8. MeRyMay 30, 2010 at 12:20 AM

    Nice pics..

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  9. Alice LawMay 30, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    Really nice shots!

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  10. [SK]May 30, 2010 at 1:37 AM

    is that Kek Lok Si?? wow, i think the last time i've been there was like 15 years ago!! haha..

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  11. Mona SwedenMay 30, 2010 at 4:34 AM

    Beutiful architecture. I love the golden Buddha. Nice shots.

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  12. SJB aka SUELYN J-B.May 30, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    Nice shots.

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  13. AnonymousMay 30, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    Gorgeous pagoda! Did you and rainfield meet up?

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  14. Somewhere in SingaporeMay 30, 2010 at 6:47 PM

    I have not fulfil the die die go Penang look for a blogger friend...

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  15. JeanneMay 30, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    Amazing. I can only imagine this type or architecture through your pictures.

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  16. NatureFootstepMay 31, 2010 at 4:48 AM

    very beautiful buildings :)

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  17. This Is My Blog - fishing guyMay 31, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Wenn: Wow: what a palace.

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  18. AyieMay 31, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    i remember college days when we had to draw different pagodas and other structures

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  19. foongpcJune 2, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    I always love the pagoda structures! Beautiful!!

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  20. LOGASHARTIJune 7, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    WOW,WONDERFUL PLACE.I LIKE.

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  21. Cikgu Mohamad MokhtarMay 26, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    Inside pagoda got market right or small shop,but i can't find..can anybody tell me where is the pagoda with small shop in there..??

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  22. Cikgu Mohamad MokhtarMay 26, 2013 at 7:39 AM

    Inside pagoda got market right or small shop,but i can't find..can anybody tell me where is the pagoda with small shop in there..??

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