Kek Lok Si Temple
The largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia, built on the hillside at Air Itam between 1890 and 1930. Its seven-storey Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas mixes Chinese, Thai and Burmese styles, and a 36.57 metre bronze statue of Guanyin stands above it.
- Where
- George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 5.3983, 100.2731
Get the Kek Lok Si Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kek Lok Si Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Penang volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kek Lok Si Temple
Penang Hill 2.8 km
A cluster of forested peaks at the centre of Penang Island, 9 km west of George Town, long used as a cool retreat. A funicular railway climbs to the top, where old bungalows, a mosque and a temple look out over the city and the strait.
Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple 4.7 km
A hilltop temple to Murugan, reached by 513 steps, set even higher above the ground than Batu Caves. Its seven-storey gopuram, 21.6 metres tall, is said to make it the largest Murugan temple outside India, and it is the climax of Penang's Thaipusam.
Penang Botanic Gardens 4.9 km
A botanical garden on Jalan Air Terjun, set in a forested valley at the foot of Penang Hill. People call it the Waterfall Gardens for the cascade nearby, and its lawns and jungle paths are a favourite morning walk, shared with macaques.
Wat Chayamangkalaram 5.8 km
The oldest Siamese temple in Penang, on Lorong Burma opposite a Burmese temple, and home to a long gilded reclining Buddha. It becomes the centre of the city's Songkran, Loy Krathong and Vesak celebrations each year.
Khoo Kongsi 7.3 km
The grandest clan temple in Malaysia, home of the Hokkien Khoo clan, its roof and walls thick with carving, gilding and painted figures. It sits on a granite square in the old heart of George Town, ringed by a theatre and the 19th century rowhouses of clan members.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion 7.3 km
The indigo-walled home of the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze, built at the end of the 19th century on Leith Street. It has 38 rooms, five granite courtyards and 220 timber louvre windows, and served as both his house and the seat of his business.
Kapitan Keling Mosque 7.4 km
A mosque founded in the early 1800s by Indian Muslim traders, on land granted to their leader Cauder Mohudeen, at the corner of Pitt Street. It was the first permanent Muslim institution in the area and still anchors the Tamil Muslim quarter of the George Town World Heritage Site.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple Penang 7.5 km
The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, built in 1833 in what is now Little India. Sculptures of gods and goddesses crowd its gateway tower and façade, rising above the busy lane outside.
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Questions
Where is Kek Lok Si Temple?
Kek Lok Si Temple is in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Penang Hill (2.8 km), Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple (4.7 km), Penang Botanic Gardens (4.9 km).
How do I get the Kek Lok Si Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kek Lok Si Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Penang volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kek Lok Si Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Penang volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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