Negeri Sembilan State Mosque

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Negeri Sembilan State Mosque
Masjid Negeri, Negeri Sembilan
مسجد نڬري، نڬري سمبيلن
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Southern entrance
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Shafi'i Sunni
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
StatusActive
Location
Location Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Shown within Seremban
Geographic coordinates 2°43′20″N101°56′33″E / 2.7222°N 101.9425°E / 2.7222; 101.9425
Architecture
Architect(s) Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim
Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga
Ove Arup dan Rakan-rakan
Type Mosque architecture
Style Modernist, Minangkabau
FounderNegeri Sembilan State Government
Groundbreaking1965
Completed1967
Specifications
Minaret(s)10
Site area2 ha

The State Mosque (Malay: Masjid Negeri, Negeri Sembilan Malay: Mosojid Nogoghi) is the state mosque of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Datuk Hamzah near the lake gardens in Seremban, the state capital city.

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History

The mosque was constructed between 1965 and 1967. This mosque was officially opened on 24 November 1967 by the late Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Almarhum Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Architecture

The mosque exhibits a blend of Modernist and traditional Minangkabau elements in its architectural design, of which it was credited to Malayan Architects Co-Partnership, led by Chen Voon Fee, Lim Chong Keat, and William SW Lim. It was later taken over by Dato’ Ar. Dr Hj. Baharuddin Abu Kassim, who joined Jurubena Bertiga International Partnership in 1966. The nonagonal properties of the mosque building and nine pillars surrounding its perimeter signifies the nine chiefdoms or luaks that formed the original confederacy (see Negeri Sembilan#History ).

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