It had long been crowned the most beautiful mosque in Malaysia. It is close to a century old, designed and engineered by the British and cost quite literally an arm and a leg to be built. Well, close. It was 189000 Malayan Ringgit. Which was a lot of money back then.
As the story went, it was a nazar by the then Sultan Perak who contracted a mystery illness. He vowed to build the most beautiful mosque in the land while recovering in Port Dickson should he survive. And he did.
Unfortunately he passed away in 1916, a year before the splendid mosque was completed.
Over the years, it had been refurbished a few times - in 1993 and 2005. Still in great condition and opened to the public. It was well attended on Fridays.
The architect, one Arthur Hubback also designed the Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, both to the Moorish theme he was famous for.
I visited the mosque this morning, but decided against going in since I was short with time. The light was also not that great. Maybe I'll come back soon, earlier in the day, and with a more suitable lens.
