Sultan abdus samad Masjid jameq mosque
Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and may be accessed via Jalan Tun Perak. The mosque was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, and built in 1909. The construction of the mosque cost $32,625, funded in part by the Malay community with contribution from the British colonial government. The mosque has since been enlarged with extensions built, and the originally open-air forecourt roofed over.
One of the domes of the mosque collapsed in 1993 due to heavy rain, but has since been repaired. On 23 June 2017, the mosque was renamed Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque by Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah after his ancestor the fourth Sultan of Selangor Sultan Abdul Samad. The mosque has 2 main minarets among other smaller ones; the pattern of pink and white banding of the minarets, formed of brick and plaster, has been described as “blood and bandage”. The mosque has 3 domes and he prayer hall is located beneath the domes.
- Sultan abdus samad Masjid jameq mosque
- Location: Kuala Lumpur
- Country: Malaysia
- Designed : Arthur Benison Hubback
