205:, Kampung Baru Mosque, Ar-Rahman Mosque and the Masjid Al-Ubudiyah. In addition to his famous mosques in Kuala Lumpur, he also worked on middle eastern and Islamic architecture project, for example, Masjid Al- Ubudiyah in Kerling ( a modest mosque), Hulu Selangor which is opened in 1960. When this masjid is built, there was no electricity supply yet. Somehow now it has been used as a teaching place by the locals. His less well known works include the Too House, an addition for the Methodist Boys School, and healthcare-related and commercial work. In the early 1960s, a series of honours came his way: in 1960, he was granted the appellation of P.J.K.; in 1961, he was honoured as Justice of Peace and J.M.N in 1962; he was honoured as Dato' in 1964, an honorific similar to the British "Sir".
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drawings for a "mosque and madrasa" on "Malay Street" in 1963 and 1964. The project proceeded at least as far as the architect's office advertised a tender notice. The client was the South Indian Muslim
Committee on Jalan Mountbatten. The extent to which the existing Masjid India Mosque was designed by Lee is unclear, as it has clearly been renovated multiple times since the 1960s. There is a formal similarity in the exterior facades of the Masjid India and the Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru, suggesting that Lee worked on both of them.
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The project was proposed by Y.T. Lee & Co. in 1967. Masjid Negeri Mosque is located in
Kuching, Sarawak. It was built in 1987 and completed by the year of 1990. The total built in area is about 100 acres. This mosque is one of the most significant landmarks of the State. It can accommodate 10.000
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The Masjid India is an Indian Muslim mosque located in Little India, Kuala Lumpur. It was officiated by the Sultan of
Selangor in 1966, although the site was founded in 1863. The mosque was built through private donations collected from the Indian Muslim community. Lee was hired, and prepared working
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The hostel and assembly hall for Young Women
Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) was proposed by Lee Yoon Thim in 1952. It is located at Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur. It was built to provide safe and comfortable accommodation for young girls and women from all parts of Malaysia. As for assembly hall,
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Tanjong Karang hospital is a rural government hospital located in Tanjong Karang, Selangore. It was built at a cost of RM 1.73 million and began operating in 1966 as the second phase of the rural development expenditure for medical and health services. It initial started with a total of 57 beds
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wall. The building's windows take the form of a modified
Islamic arch, and there are onion domes, but otherwise the building is relatively free of decoration. With its thin pilasters and restrained geometric work, it is an early example of Islamic modernism. Masjid Jemek Mosque was under renovation
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Lee was one of the most important of a group of architects operating in the modernist idiom in
Malaysia in the period after independence. He was a central figure for shaping the young country's global image. He was considered an expert in hotel design, deftly combining modernism with a local feel.
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This mosque in the small town of
Kerling opened in 1964. When it was built, there was not initially electricity supplied to the building. It is an example of Middle Eastern and Islamic forms meshed with modernism. The repetitive patterns for the fencing, the rounded arch windows, and the pointed
362:. Ar Azaiddy Abdullah writes that Lee worked with one of Kuala Lumpur's municipal architects, Eric Taylor, on the Merlin Hotel, 1957-1959. The hotel was later changed to the Concorde Hotel. Most of the original interiors have been reconfigured, including the once famous Harlequin Bar and Grill.
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Lee got married, and had at least three children, including two daughters. His children became professionals, one a doctor, one an architect, and one a bank executive. His son, Mr. Lee Hong Fatt was the bank executive, and one daughter, Ms. Lee Chee Peng was an arts graduate of the
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arches between the columns in Masjid Al- Ubudiyah show a similarity between the design and materials used in the Masjid Jamek
Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. A highly unusual feature of the mosque is the incorporation of a window in the mihrab. Mosque in Kerling
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took the key from the architect Mr Y.T. Lee to open the new $ 110,000 wing of the
Methodist Boys School in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. This school was founded by the late Rev. Preston L Peach in 1936, and the first batch of classes had seven students.
255:. He has contributed a lot to the Chinese society in Malaysia and acted as one of the strong voices for the Chinese. He was also active in promoting Chinese education in the country and developing an independent Chinese high school.
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on 31 August 1951. The opening ceremony was officiated by Sir Mc Donald, the High Commissioner of Great Britain, witnessed by local leaders on 11 December 1953. Y. T. Lee is one of the committee of the opening ceremony of
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in the 1950s and 1960s. He helped "Build Merdeka" after Malaysian Independence, 1963. He moved in elite circles, and held several positions in the national government and in the Chinese community. He was a close friend to
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It was officially opened on 23 August 1963 by Tuanku Syed Putra Al-Haj Ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail. The total cost of the building was $ 350,000. It was built to serve students at the
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The sports complex is located at Jalan Hang Jebat, 50150, Kuala Lumpur. It is an international martial arts organisation which was built in 1953. The physical and spiritual philosophy of
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