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Penang State Mosque
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “state mosque located in george town”. Today it says “sunni state mosque located at jalan masjid negeri”.
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Penang State Mosque or Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang is a state mosque located in George Town , Penang , Malaysia . Construction of the mosque was completed in 1980. The mosque was inspired by Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer 's design of Cathedral of Brasilia in Brasilia , Brazil . Its architecture is an amalgamation of Western Modernist . The mosque was designed by the Filipino architect, Efren Brindez Paz .1
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Then
state mosque located in george town
Now
sunni state mosque located at jalan masjid negeri
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