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Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

14 Leith Street, Penang, Malaysia 10200

Featured Review : This mansion is known as the Blue mansion due to the indigo paint that covers the house. It was built in 1880 by a rich Chinese entrepreneur whose origins were of a much humbler background.Cheong Fatt Tze was born in 184...See Full Review

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The blue Mansion.

5 out of 5 stars by garymarsh6 from Gravesend, United Kingdom
December 27, 2010

Quote: This mansion is known as the Blue mansion due to the indigo paint that covers the house. It was built in 1880 by a rich Chinese entrepreneur whose origins were of a much humbler background.Cheong Fatt Tze was born in 1840 in Taipu, Guangdong... Read the full Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion review

From journal The pearl of the East.

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Fengshui 101 at the Blue Mansion

5 out of 5 stars by Composthp from Singapore, Singapore
May 29, 2005

Quote: The Blue Mansion, aka Cheong Fatt Tze mansion, is one of Penang’s foremost restoration project that has won the National Architecture award for conservation in 1995 and the UNESCO conservation award in 2000. This boutique hotel cum museum once... Read the full Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion review

From journal Penang Revisited

Not quite a museum, but don't miss this!

4 out of 5 stars by puong from Singapore, Singapore
March 17, 2005

Quote: Winner of the UNESCO Conservation Award, the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is actually a carefully restored mansion of a wealthy man in the 19th century who built his riches from scratch. Behind the beautiful facade and architecture lies a both poignant... Read the full Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion review

From journal Travelling alone in Malaysia

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The Blue House/Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

4 out of 5 stars by wanderer 2005 from Phoenix, Arizona
February 17, 2005

Quote: One hundred ten years ago, Cheong Fatt Tze, one of the most flamboyant of all Penang's multimillionaire towkays during the island's heyday of wealthy magnates, built a place to live with his seven wives. At the time, Cheong was the "Rockefeller of... Read the full Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion review

From journal Tropical Getaway

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