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Monday, October 21, 2013

Elements Of The Design

Generally, the outlook of the mosque is obviously blend designs of Chinese and Indian Muslim. Chinese were famous with their hand-crafting long time ago so everything would look very beautiful. The mimbar is elaborately crafted with Chinese flavored woodcarving motifs. There is a good blend of geometric and organic motifs that gives attraction to the mimbar with significantly Chinese peony motifs, lotus and chrysanthemum. The open work of abacus-like carvings with complimented the panel components on the mimbar, highlighted with gilded gold overlaid. The cornice all around the mosque used lattice and vegetal motifs.




The designation of Kampung Kling mosque is similar and can be said shared by Kampung Laut Mosque in Kelantan, and Demak Mosque in Java. It is also similar to Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple and Cheng Hoon Teng Temple and this the reason Jalan Tukang Emas where the mosque is located is known as 'Harmony Street'.