BHL Tower ( ms, Menara BHL) is a commercial skyscraper within
George Town in the
Malaysian state of
Penang
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
. Located at
Northam Road, the 30-storey building was completed in 1995 and stands at a height of .
Aside from hosting a branch of
CIMB Bank
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad () is a Malaysian universal bank headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank. CIMB has a wide retail branch network with 1,080 bran ...
, BHL Tower also houses the Consulate-General of Japan in Penang.
History
BHL Tower, completed in 1995, is one of the oldest skyscrapers along
Northam Road after the nearby
MBf Tower
MBf Tower is a commercial skyscraper within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located at Northam Road, the 31-storey building, completed in 1994, is one of the oldest skyscrapers along the coastal street.
History
Construction of the ...
. It originally served as the regional office of BHL Bank, which was later merged with other banks to form its successor,
CIMB.
To this day,
CIMB maintains a branch within the structure.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in George Town
*
Northam Road
References
External links
Consulate-General of Japan in Penang
{{Diplomatic missions in Malaysia
Office buildings in Penang
Buildings and structures in George Town, Penang
Skyscraper office buildings in Malaysia
Malyasia
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
Japan–Malaysia relations
Commercial buildings completed in 1995
1995 establishments in Malaysia
20th-century architecture in Malaysia