Clock tower and fountain, a photo from Pulau Pinang, West

Photographer's Note

The Jubilee Clock Tower (seen here on the left), in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is a Moorish-style Jubilee clocktower at the junction of Light Street and Beach Street. Built to commemorate Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, the tower is sixty feet tall, one foot for each year of Victoria's reign. The clock tower is slightly tilted, a result of bombing during the Second World War.

On the roundabout in front of the clock tower stands the Pinang Fountain built in the shape of a betel nut. Erected by the then Barisan Nasional-led Penang state government in the early 2000s, it was designed to symbolise Penang Island (Pulau Pinang in Malay); the name Penang was derived from the betel nut (pinang in Malay).

(Source: Wikipedia)

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Fis2 (170807) 2018-11-12 0:56

Witaj Stephen!
A very nice view, I like it.
Clock tower and fountain make impression.
Interesting place, curious rondo.
Warm regards.

Royaldevon (85932) 2018-11-12 1:59

Hello Stephen,

What an interesting place!
The Jubilee Tower emphasises the links with Britain and I love the modern architecture in the centre of the roundabout.
The tower is very well placed for maximum impact but I find the building on the right a little oppressive to the rest of the scene.
I hope you don't mind but I have done a little w/s to explain how the removal of the building opens up the scene and adds much more interest to that cloudy but quite bright sky.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

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pajaran (115941) 2018-11-12 3:56

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa oblacima.
Lep trg sa fontanom i skulpturama, lepa arhitektura.
Lep toranj sa satom.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

pierrefonds (114494) 2018-11-12 4:34

Hi Stephen,

The presence of the cars is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the clock tower, of the fountain and of the modern buildings. The cloudy sky does not hurt the output of the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211736) 2018-11-12 5:16

Hello Stephen,

A lovely cityscape with statue and tower.
An excellent panorama view about the area.
Nice depth and perspective too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

sacimar (38173) 2018-11-12 5:55

Hello Stephen,

good image of this place, I like the combination of buildings and sculptures here, the tower on the left catch my attention, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

ChrisJ (171852) 2018-11-12 7:18

Hi Stephen,

Although the building at right is not especially attractive, the 2 Malaysian flags add place and context, and it frames the fountain to its left along with the more interesting clocktower at far left. Tfs!

Sergiom (117241) 2018-11-12 8:03

Bonjour Stephen,

C'est un très beau rond point que tu nous offre aujourd'hui. J'aime bien la fontaine au centre avec des formes très modernes et le clocher garde bien sa place.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72187) 2018-11-12 8:22

A very interesting square, the fountain itself is an artistic sculpture and buildings around the square represent great diversity, a very nice photo regards Ryszard

Tue (92402) 2018-11-12 13:32

Hello Stephen,
A very good overview of this square and the wonderful architecture of the clock tower in the background next to the more modern buildings. The artwork in the centre with the fountain looks very interesting too.
Lars

macjake (98456) 2018-11-12 22:18

Hi Stephen
ok, looking at the WS Bev did, i understand and agree with her. However, you could also argue the far right brown building gives another example of just how contrasting the different styles of architecture are here in George Town - which is part of your theme, the various buildings. Interesting to hear is slightly tilted due to WW2 bombings. fun shot, i like it. cheers
craig

Silvio1953 (221659) 2018-11-13 6:03

Ciao Stephen, lovely composition with beautiful clock tower and original fountain, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Cricri (176) 2018-11-13 8:54

Hello Stephen
Plusieurs styles différents dans cette composition, très belle sculpture de la tour et le coté moderne de la fontaine, bonne présentation
bonne soirée
cricri

emka (158198) 2018-11-13 19:16

Hello Stephen I think I have seen similar clock towers in other places but I do not remember where. This white tower has an interesting top in the Morish style. Nice also the fountain in the shape of betel nut. I find the betel chewing rather disgusting.

Kind regards Malgo

carlo62 (81265) 2018-11-15 0:02

Ciao Stephen
interessante come l'antica torre a sinistra sembra voler salire sempre più in alto per contrapporsi a tutte le opere moderne presenti.
Saluti
Carlo

cornejo (61504) 2018-11-24 11:41

Hello Stephen, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting public space with interesting buildings in the background, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy Sunday.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

jmdias (115208) 2018-11-26 8:30

stephen

a very beautiful view. I liked this POV and this mix of architecture with the sculpture in evidence at center. marvelous view.

take care

jorge

mcmtanyel (68569) 2018-11-29 19:29

Hello Stephen,
This is a nice combination of old and new. Here, I can tell they drive on the left (correct) side of the road.
Regards,
MT