Penang State MosqueThe Penang State Mosque is a Sunni state mosque located at Jalan Masjid Negeri in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.HistoryConstruction of the mosque began on 1977 with the foundation stone was officially laid by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang, Tun Sardon Jubir on 16 July 1977. The mosque was completed in 1980 and was officially opened on 29 August 1980 by the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang.ArchitectureThe mosque was inspired by Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer's design of Cathedral of Brasília in Brasília. Its architecture is an amalgamation of western modernist. The mosque was designed by the Filipino architect, Efren Brindez Paz.