V is for Vagabond: Masjid Negara - The National Mosque

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Masjid Negara - The National Mosque

Masjid Negara is the National Mosque of Malaysia located in Kuala Lumpur. The most striking features of the Mosque are the 73 meter high minaret and the 18 point blue green star roof.

The mosque was built in 1965 on top of what used to be a church, the Venning Road Brethren Gospel Hall, which had been there since 1922 when Malaysia was part of the British Empire.

When I went to visit the mosque was closed to non muslims.

Across from the mosque was an old train station that I believe isn't being used anymore.

A young couple sells art by the mosque.

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Where I've Been (Asia Tour Trip)

12/24/08 - San Francisco, USA (END)
12/20/08 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12/18/08 - Tama Negara, Malaysia
12/14/08 - Melaka, Malaysia*
12/05/08 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11/27/08 - Singapore
11/06/08 - Phuket, Thailand
11/04/08 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
10/30/08 - Bangkok, Thailand
10/28/08 - Chengdu, China
10/26/08 - Xian, China
10/24/08 - Nanjing, China
10/23/08 - Zhouzhuang, Kunshan, China *
10/16/08 - Shanghai, China
10/13/08 - Kobe, Japan
10/13/08 - Himeji, Japan *
10/12/08 - Kyoto, Japan *
10/11/08 - Hakata Bay, Japan *
10/10/08 - Kyoto, Japan *
10/08/08 - Osaka, Japan
10/07/08 - Hiroshima, Japan
10/04/08 - Yokohama, Japan *
10/04/08 - Kamakura, Japan *
09/30/08 - Tokyo, Japan
09/26/08 - Taipei, Taiwan
09/22/08 - Tainan, Taiwan
09/20/08 - Taitung, Taiwan
09/19/08 - Hualien, Taiwan
09/04/08 - Taipei, Taiwan
09/01/08 - Macau *
08/29/08 - Hong Kong
* - denotes I did not spend the night there