The Masjid Jamek, or Friday Mosque of Kuala Lumpur, is the oldest mosque in Kuala Lumpur (but relatively recent compared to other mosques in Malaysia). It is located on the historic confluence of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang. I have visited this site a few times, and managed to get the above photograph for AsiaExplorers on a particularly clear day. It's not easy to photograph Masjid Jamek due to the many coconut trees surrounding it.
Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur.
This beautiful mosque was designed by AB Hubback, the same architect who designed several other buildings in Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere in Malaysia including the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station. The money to build it was raised by subscription from the Malay community and Government funds. The mosque was constructed on the site of the first Malay cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.
The Sultan of Selangor officially opened Masjid Jamek on 23 December 1909. In attendance is the Resident of Selangor, HC Belfield, and other Government officials. AB Hubback created a design inspired by the Mughal mosque architecture of northern India, such as the Jama Masjid of Delhi.
Cupolas and minarets top the brick walls and arched colonnades of Masjid Jamek. The prayer hall is surmounted by three domes. The central dome is 21m (70 ft) high. The prayer hall opens out into a walled sahn or courtyard which is now covered over. At the corners are two red-and-white striped minarets which are 26.8m (88 ft) high. The design of Masjid Jamek is repeated on another magnificent creation of AB Hubback, the Ubudiah Mosque of Kuala Kangsar.
Masjid Jamek was the principal mosque for Kuala Lumpur's Muslim community until 1965, when Masjid Negara took over that role.
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