Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
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Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque

Malacca Strait Mosque
Architectural masterpiece on man-made island – Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque

Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
The Supreme Ruler of Malaysia Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail opened the ceremony in November 2006. The mosque is a very special place, not only because its architectural beauty. Located on the artificial island, made by people in Malacca Town, Malaysia, the mosque is unique. The Malacca Strait Mosque stands on top of columns above the water, with a minaret, that looks like a lighthouse. When the water level is high, the temple looks like a floating structure. The island infrastructure includes thousands units of residential and mixed commercial development together with leisure-cum-tourism amenities – marine theme park, marina, hotels and waterfront activities.

Malacca Strait Mosque
The view from a distance. Malacca Island – Straits Mosque
Malacca Strait Mosque
Awesome scenery surrounds the Straits Mosque

The construction cost of the mosque is about MYR10 million. This beautiful modern mosque is white and heavenly to behold. More popularly referred to using its Malay name, Masjid Selat Melaka or Masjid for short, this frequently photographed mosque is facing the famous Malacca Strait. It is built on stilts over the water so that it looks as though it is floating when water levels are high. This functioning mosque that looks more like a dreamy theme park than a religious institution.

Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque

Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
Masterpiece of Architecture
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
The Mosque built on an artificial Malacca Island
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
Closeup of Malacca, a hand-made island
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
At the sunset
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
Picturesque view of Straits Mosque
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
White walls of mosque
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
The night view
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
Straits Mosque stands close to residential area
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
White mosque on Malacca Island
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
Impressive scenery of a new built mosque against the night sky background
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
Seems like the view of the sky above the mosque changes constantly, attracting photographers
Beautiful Malacca Strait Mosque
Architectural masterpiece Straits Mosque

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