Bank of China Building | |
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中國銀行大廈 (Chinese) | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Address | 9, Beach Street, George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
Town or city | George Town |
Country | Malaysia |
Coordinates | 5°25′05″N 100°20′35″E / 5.41812°N 100.34314°E |
Current tenants | Bank of China |
Construction started | 1903 |
Completed | 1905 |
Opened | 1905 |
Owner | Bank of China |
Height | |
Top floor | 2 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
Grounds | 1,300 m2 (14,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Wilson & Neubronner[1] |
The Bank of China Building is a historical building in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Completed in 1905, the office building, situated at Beach Street within the city's Central Business District (CBD), originally served as the offices of the Netherlands Trading Society (NTS). Following a series of acquisitions, the building changed ownership multiple times. It was acquired by Algemene Bank Nederland, then by ABN AMRO and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Eventually, it was sold to the Bank of China, which relocated its Penang branch to the building in 2017.