Colonial garden characters of hill stations : a case study of Penang Hill, Malaysia

• Main Author: Che Amat, Rohayah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: NA Architecture
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5341/1/RohayahCheAmatMFAB2006.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5341/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The importance of the study is to establish the colonial garden characters which was the most prominent features of Penang Hill. Penang Hill was built by the British for sanatoria and resort that portrayed and symbolized the cultural and social image of the Europeans. Picturesque and romantic atmosp...