Putra Mosque

Putra Mosque
Masjid Putra
مسجد ڤوترا
Putra Mosque in 2016
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationPutrajaya, Malaysia
Putra Mosque is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Putra Mosque
Shown within Peninsular Malaysia
Geographic coordinates2°56′9.84″N 101°41′20.58″E / 2.9360667°N 101.6890500°E / 2.9360667; 101.6890500
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Modern, Mamluk (arch), Moorish
Completed1999
Construction costMYR 250 million
Specifications
Capacity15,000
Dome(s)9
Dome height (outer)50 m (160 ft)
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height116 m (381 ft)

The Putra Mosque (Malay: Masjid Putra; Jawi: مسجد ڤوترا‎) is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later.

It is located on Putra Square and is adjacent to man-made Putrajaya Lake.

The pink-domed Putra Mosque is constructed with rose-tinted granite and consists of three main functional areas – the prayer hall, the Sahn, or courtyard, and various learning facilities and function rooms. The mosque can accommodate 15,000 worshippers at any one time.[1]

On 25 June 1999, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad went to Putra Mosque for prayers.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Putra Mosque". Tourism Malaysia. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ "PM performs prayers at Masjid Putra". Business Times. 26 June 1999.