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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Unique Materials Used

Among the most amazing and historical buildings, there will be some unique and unthinkable things that we might be discovered. Especially in building the Kampung Kling mosque, the builders were mostly from local Chinese and the materials used were mostly imported from China that were brought by Muslim traders.
       

From the floor to the wall's parts of the mosque, they are covered with ceramic tiles and the interior is heavily ornamented porcelain tiles. Moreover, from the main prayer hall continued with the corridor, the floor are laid with marble throughout.

       

Story on the three-tiered roofs, they are made of red clay tiles and were manufactured by local Chinese. The crown at the roof is believed to be carved from coral. The original four columns of the roofs are made of belian hard wood, while the subsequent columns of lesser woods supporting the first and second level roofs that had been replaced with concrete.

At the mosque entrance, the gateway arch is made of concrete, with the roof using Chinese porcelain tiles imported from China. The pinnacle above the arch is a lotus-shaped 'tunjuk langit' made of iron.

The ablution area is a raised concrete supported by metal pillar resembling Corinthian columns. The staircases on all sides are laid with unglazed red tiles with porcelain tiles adding attractiveness to the bases. The metal barricades fencing the surrounding the porch is painted in silver with the floral motifs with gold painted.