Thursday, December 3, 2009

Putra Mosque and Ubudiah Mosque




Putra Mosque is located at Putrajaya - Malaysia, new goverment administrative centre .




- Known as a floating mosque ,was built in 1997 .


Served commonly for the community there and majority are the people that works in the govermant department there.


Gates are designed like a Islamic Persia design.
Ubudiah Mosque is the most beautiful mosque in Malaysia.
While convalescing from an illness in Port Dickson, Sultan Idris Murshidul-adzam Shah (1887-1916) made a vow to build a mosque at Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, when he fully recuperated.
It is located at Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
This mosque was originally built for the Sultan of Perak at that time, Sultan Idris Shah.
The mosque is built in year 1913 and completed in 1917.
According to the story.....One day during a ceremony and a feast to celebrate the circumcision of Raja Khalid, a son of Sultan Abdul Jalil, suddenly His Highness' elephant named Kulub Chandan and its mahout, by the name of Kulub Said fought another elephant named Kulub Gangga with its mahout by the name of Uda Debok. The latter belonged to Raja Chulan.
The mosque was design by Mr. Hubbert -based on the Moorish design
Engineering and construction is made by Mr.Caulfield.

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