Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque

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Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah is the state mosque of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in Shah Alam. It is the country's biggest mosque and also the second biggest mosque in Southeast Asia after Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.

[edit] History

The mosque was commissioned by the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz, when he declared Shah Alam as the new capital of Selangor on February 14, 1974. Construction began in 1982 and finished on March 11, 1988. The mosque can accommodate up to 24,000 worshippers.

[edit] Architecture

Its architecture is a combination of Malay and Modernist style.

[edit] Features

The main dome of the mosque is the biggest dome in Malaysia, measuring 170 feet in diamter and 350 feet in height from ground level. The four minarets are the second tallest in the world at 460 feet after the minaret of King Hassan II Mosque in Morocco. The mosque is large enough that on clear day it can be seen from certain vantage points in Kuala Lumpur. The mosque can accommodate up to 24,000 worshippers.