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槟城的鲁班古庙位于乔治市古老的爱情巷。19世纪初，南来的广东工匠成立了北城行。直至1885年，属于东家的北城行与另一个西家的鲁北行合拼，成了鲁班行，同时大肆整修会所和庙宇，名为鲁班古庙。充满广府风味的鲁班古庙前有一个深长的庭院，一对形简神奕的石狮守著前庭；由于基地狭长，建筑成纵深布局，前后有三进深，前殿单层，后两进为重楼，门面由两根麻石石柱分隔成三个开间，左右两次间簷下虾公梁拉繫柱子和山牆，中间顶隻木雕看梁狮子，门口有五幅清末壁画。高耸的两侧山牆夹著陡斜的屋坡，顶端是条灰批加彩的瓦脊，分三堵前后塑龙凤，麒麟瑞兽以及山水花草的吉祥图案。脊顶饰一对石湾陶鳌鱼戏珠。

鲁班古庙于2001年作一次前殿和两廊修复，由文思古建公司一手承修，修复项目包括屋顶瓦作、脊饰、墙面、彩绘以及地坪。

The Loo Pun Temple is situated at Love Lane of George Town. Established in the early nineteenth century by a group of Guangdong artisans who migrated South, the temple has a distinctive Cantonese style. It is fronted by a deep front yard and guarded by two stone lion statues. Due to site constraints, the temple is deep and narrow. It has three sections across its depth: the first section is single-storeyed while the next two sections are double-storeyed. Its front facade is divided into three bays by two granite columns. At the side bays, special crescent beams connect the granite columns to the side walls of the temple for rigidity. On top of the crescent beams, carved timber lion statues support the eave beams above. At the entrance, one could feast eyes on the five wall paintings made during the Qing dynasty. The steep roofs of Loo Pun Temple are bordered by tall gable walls at two ends. The three central roof ridges are decorated with painted stucco sculptures at their faces, each with a different theme, mainly of benevolent beasts and landscapes. On top of the first section roof ridge, a pair of Shiwan pottery ao yu sculptures could be seen.

In 2001, Loo Pun Temple contracted Wensi Heritage for a restoration involving its front section and two corridors. The scope of works included roof tiling, recovery of roof ridge decoration, wall plastering, painting and flooring works.