Kedah State Art Gallery

Restoration of Kedah State Art Gallery in Alor Setar, northern Malaysia. Graphenstone has been used to restore a building that combines the style of ancient Roman architecture with that of the Far East. The gallery has been restored to its original beauty. Its construction began in 1893 and was completed in 1912. This well-known gallery was officially opened by Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah as the first modern government building in Alor Setar. On each of its pillars, there are vertical carvings and on each door is the Kedah emblem.