Putra Mosque

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Putra Mosque
Masjid Putra
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Putra Mosque in 2016
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Location
Location Putrajaya, Malaysia
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Shown within Peninsular Malaysia
Geographic coordinates 2°56′9.84″N101°41′20.58″E / 2.9360667°N 101.6890500°E / 2.9360667; 101.6890500
Architecture
Type Mosque
Style Islamic, 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) is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later.

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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]

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References

  1. "Putra Mosque". Tourism Malaysia. Retrieved 25 May 2014.