Masjid Jamek, the Oldest Mosque in Kuala Lumpur

Masjid Jamek was opened to the public in 1909 by the Sultan of Selangor of that time. The Masjid Jamek is a mosque which was built in two years upon the earliest Malay funeral grounds in Kuala Lumpur. The Masjid Jamek was the foremost mosque during its time, which ended in 1965, when the Masjid Negara was constructed. The Masjid Negara then became the leading mosque in Kuala Lumpur and is now the national mosque of Kuala Lumpur.

The Masjid Jamek is designed to have Moorish architecture. Another building in close proximity shares the same architectural design of the Masjid Jamek. This of course can be attributed to the fact that this building was also designed by the architect who also designed the Masjid Jamek. The building is named sultan Abdul Samad Building and is on the other side of the Klang River. The building has the same style of the Masjid Jamek. In close proximity also lie the Dataran Merdeka, and the Masjid Jamek LRT station. The Masjid Jamek LRT station has two lines the Sri Petaling Line and the Kelana Jaya Line.

The Masjid Jamek can be said to be the most ancient mosques in the capital city of Malaysia. The architech who designed the Masjid Jamek is Arthur Bension Hubback. The Masjid Jamek is situated at the joining together of the Klang River and the Gombak River.

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