National Mosque of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1997
Childs, Iraphne R. (1997) National Mosque of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1997. [Image]
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Abstract
The National Mosque of Malaysia (Masjid Negara), built in 1965, is a uniquely designed building embodying contemporary and traditional Islamic art. Based on the Grand Mosque in Mecca with 48 small domes, the main dome has the shape of a semi-opened blue umbrella symbolising the 5 pillars of Islam and the 13 states of Malaysia. The 73 meter tall minaret has the shape of a closed blue umbrella
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| Item Type: | Image | ||||||
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| Collection: | Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s | ||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | Malaysia |
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| Date: | 1997 | ||||||
| Keywords: | mosques | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2013 13:05 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2022 06:47 | ||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright Iraphne R. Childs. | ||||||
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| Location | 3.14198713, 101.69131184 | ||||||
| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/712 | ||||||
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