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JAMEK MOSQUE

HRH Sultan of Selangor officially opened Jamek Mosque on 23 December 1909 in the presence of a large group of Malays from all over the state. The Resident of Selangor, HC Belfield, and other officials attended the first part of the ceremony which was held outside the Mosque. AB Hubback, Government Architect, designed the mosque and other notable buildings of this period. The money was raised by subscription from the Malay community and Government funds. It was constructed on the site of the first Malay cemetery. This is the city's oldest surviving mosque, located at the confluence of the Sungai Klang and Sungai Gombak and set amongst coconut trees. Curved steps lead to the water's edge.

The design was inspired by Mogul mosques in North India. Cupolas and minarets top the brick walls and arched colonnades. Three domes surmount the prayer hall; the central dome is 21.3m (70 ft) high and is flanked by two lower domes. The prayer hall opens out onto a walled sahn (courtyard), which has now been covered over. At the corners are two red and white striped minarets 26.8m (88 ft) high, identical in design with chatris (umbrella-shaped cupolas, usually domed and open-sided) on the top. A large number of small chatris top the entrances and corners of the Mosque.

Until the opening of the National Mosque in 1965, Masjid Jamek served as Kuala Lumpur's principal mosque.

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