Here are a list of grand mosques, beautiful churches and stunning temples that you can check out.
Kuching City Mosque, Sarawak. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star
Opened to the public in 2000, the mosque has more than 20 turquoise domes in different sizes. Set within a garden surrounded by a moat, Masjid WIlayah is one of the city’s landmarks that is popular among international tourists.In the middle of the nation’s busy capital city, you will find the beautiful Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad Kuala Lumpur. Located right where the Klang and Gombak rivers meet, the mosque is next to the Masjid Jamek LRT station, so it is very accessible.
Built by Indian Muslim merchants from South India in 1748, the Kampung Kling Mosque in Melaka was originally a wooden structure, but rebuilt in 1872 with bricks. Kuching Mosque is affectionately called “Masjid Lama” by locals and is best viewed during sunset, where the building strikes a beautiful silhouette.The oldest functioning Hindu temple in the country was founded by K. Thamboosamy Pillai and built in 1873, though it was only opened to the public in the late 1920s.
Located just a stone’s throw away from the Penang Botanic Gardens, the temple has an impressive seven-storey gopuram that’s 26.1m tall, an ornate tower at the entrance. You need to climb a flight of 511 steps to get to the main temple, where the gopuram is. There are also many beautiful sculptures, smaller temples, an 8.2m-tall statue of Lord Shiva, and an aviary with gorgeous peacocks and other birds all found within the complex.
It also has sculptures and paintings of Buddha, Mother Teresa, Guru Nanak and Sai Baba, and is one of the oldest Hindu temples in the country. Its interior has over 300,000 multicoloured pieces of glasses and thousands more glass beads. The temple has a seven-storey pagoda and over 10,000 Buddha statues scattered around the place, many of which can be found in the Buddha Pavilion. Built in 1890, this temple is decked in lanterns and coloured lights during festive seasons.
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