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The Ubudiah Mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak
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The Ubudiah Mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Masjid Ubudiah is Perak's royal mosque, and is located in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. It is often regarded as Malaysia's most beautiful mosque.
History
Masjid Ubudiah - ranking high on the list of Malaysia's most
beautiful mosques, the Masjid Ubudiah (or Ubudiah Mosque) stands proudly
and majestically in Kuala Kangsar, with its golden dome and minarets
creating a spellbinding sight, from near and afar.
The mosque was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, a government architect who is notably credited for the design of the Ipoh railway station and the Kuala Lumpur railway station.
Built in 1917 during the reign of the 28th Sultan of Perak, Sultan
Idris Murshidul'adzam Shah, the Masjid Ubudiah is located beside the
Royal Mausoleum on Bukit Chandan. It was commissioned on the orders of
the Sultan, who vowed that he would build a mosque of great beauty as
thanksgiving for recovery from an illness which plagued him in those
early days.
The construction of the mosque was not without difficulties. Work was
interrupted several times, once when two elephants belonging to the
sultan's and Raja Chulan were fighting and ran over and damaged the
imported Italian marble titles.
The mosque was finally completed in late 1917 at a total cost of
RM200,000- quite an astronomical figure for those days. It was
officially declared open by Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamtullah Shah,
successor to Sultan Idris. This imposing structure is now a symbol of
great pride to all Muslims in the state of Perak Darul Ridzuan, the Land
of Grace
Features
Its architecture is in the Indo-Saracenic style. Besides that, the Perak royal mausoleum is located near the mosque.
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