Sunday 1 January 2012

Blue Bayou Mansion

The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang is a beautifully-restored Chinese Courtyard House in the most striking shade of rich blue. The mansion was built by a Cantonese businessman at the end of the 19th century -- and was just one of the numerous mansions he maintained across Asia. You can see the inside on an excruciating one-hour tour, but the outside is better anyway.

The impressive front of the mansion.


A look inside the front entrance and roof detail. All the colored tile work is made from smashed dishes.



Detail of the front fence with terra cotta bamboo sections. Old rickshaws, relaxed and retired.



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