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Mosque in
Malaysia
Nicklaus Emmanuel George
Mohd Shamsul Nizam bin Marzuki
Muhammad Fauzee bin Ahmed
Zulkifli
Siti Nadia binti Mohamad Daud
Norafiqah binti Jalal El Din
Nabilla Laili binti Ramli
INTRODUCTION
Since the end of the 20th century, many scholars have been
mosques.
Although Islam was introduced to Southeast Asia between the
13th,
Asian mosques
Southeast
architecture.
INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
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1912
1913
1911
1914
1916
1917
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
a) Entrance
Arch
Entrance
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
b) Vaulted Gateway
(Chatris)
Entrance
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
Islamic Pattern
Fountain
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
Floor Plan
Existing
serambi
Central
prayer hall
Extended
serambi
Women prayer
area
Ubudiah Mosque floor plan was an originally octagon shape before amended.
The floor plan was unique and unusual for the typical mosque in Malaysia.
The existing serambi that link to the extended serambi.
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
Dome
& Chatris
Rear Elevation
Front Elevation
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
Minarets
The Minarets has a bulbous top and has mild ornamentation of Mughal
Architecture
Cupolas are present in the main minarets, influenced by Mughal
Architecture
The Geometrical arch at the cupolas and the stripe pattern along the
minarets(From Marble and plaster) are characteristic of Moorish
Architecture
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
Interior Hall
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
Keyhole Arch
INTRODUCTION
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
Horseshoe arch
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES
Material : Marble
Elegant appearance.
Marble is kind of durable and hard stone.
Long lasting material.
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
Onion shaped domes was influenced
by the Neo-Moonrish architectural
design by their own signature.
Neo-Moonrish style can be easily
discerned by their signature of onion
shaped domes, spires and domed
shaped canopies.
There are 3 onion shaped domes. The
central dome is 21.3 meters high and
is flanked by two lower domes.
The prayer hall is located beneath the
central dome. The prayer hall opens
out onto a walled 'sahn' ( courtyard ) ,
which has now been covered over.
The biggest dome at the centre was
collapsed in the 1990s and later
rebuilt.
DOME
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
The design was inspired by Mughal
mosques in North India.
Mughal architectural style have a uniform
pattern of structure and character.
One of Mughal style is slender minarets at
the corners
At the corners there are two red and white
striped minarets 26.8 meters high ,
identical in design with 'chatris' (umbrellashaped cupolas) on the top.
The mosque is flanked by 2 main minarets
top the brick walls and arched colonnades
among other smaller ones
MINARET
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
SPIRES
HISTORY
HINDU-BUDDHIST
INFLUENCES
SQUARE FLOOR PLAN
Grand Mandala
Old Mosque
Kampung Laut, Kelantan (1730s)
TIERED PYRAMIDAL RO
Used for:
CHINESE
INFLUENCE
CHINESE MIGRATION
Melaka was founded in the late 14th century. Emperor Yongle of Ming
Dynasty. He decided to expand maritime trades, so he set the envoys
to Southeast Asian islands.
Emperor
Yongle
(ruled
14031424)
Admiral Chen Ho, the Muslim Chinese, visited Melaka several times
between 1403-1433 in order to establish strong economic and
political connection with Melaka Kingdom.
Admiral
Cheng
Ho
CHINESE
CHARACTERISTIC
THREE SECTION GABLE
ROOF
3
2
MINARET
Hindu-Buddhist,
Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, and British inspirations
Traditional mosques bear numerous traces of