Kampung Kling Mosque
| Kampong Kling Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid Kampung Kling | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia |
  Shown within Malacca City | |
| Geographic coordinates | 2°11′48″N 102°14′51″E / 2.19667°N 102.24750°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Date established | 1748 |
Kampong Kling Mosque (sometimes also spelt Kampong Keling Mosque;
Cheng Hoon Teng
Temple.
The original structure built by
and entrance arch were built at the same time with the main building. The Kampung Kling Mosque is named based on a village which Indian traders dwell called Kampung Kling.The mosque also has a blend of English and Portuguese glazed
Ionic columns with symmetrical arches in the main prayer hall, a Victorian chandelier, a wooden pulpit
with Hindu and Chinese-style carvings, and Moorish cast iron lamp-posts in the place of ablution for pre-prayer cleansing. The Department of Museums and Antiquities completed conservation works on the mosque in the 1990s.
See also
- Islam in Malaysia
- Keling, a currently derogatory term used in the naming of the mosque
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kampung Kling Mosque.
- Kampung Kling Mosque (archnet.org)
